Church Of Christ The King, Xiamen
Church of Christ the King located in Xiamen, on Gulangyu Island, China, is a former cathedral and a World Heritage Site. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen.
The Christ the King Church was founded and built by a Spanish Dominican Bishop named Manuel Prat Pujoldevall in the year 1917. The church, along with 51 notable sites on Gulangyu island, was included by the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee held in Krakow, Poland, on 8 July 2017, as a World Heritage Site. The church celebrated its 100 years of existence. It still serves as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen.
References
- ^ "Church of Christ the King". GCatholic. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Former cathedral now part of China's World Heritage island - UCA News". ucanews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Fig. 6. A Catholic Church on Gulangyu Island, which was originally..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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