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16 Caine Road
Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
China
Diocese of Hong Kong
The first Cathedral of Hong Kong was
built in 1843 and destroyed in a fire in 1859. A different site was then
selected to build the current Cathedral. Its construction by a British company
started in 1883; the first Mass was offered on 7 December 1888.. It was
dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the Diocese of Hong
Kong.
The British rule in Hong Kong ended
in 1997 when the city became a Special Administration Region of China. Under
the Joint Declaration between United Kingdom and China, Hong Kong would
continue to enjoy religious freedom for the next 50 years. The Bishop of
Hong Kong has been very vocal in political and social justice.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
measures 272 feet in length and 132 feet wide, with 38 columns. It is built
in a Greek cruciform shape.
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The newly-renovated Gothic
Cathedral |
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The nave of the Cathedral,
decorated with Chinese banners
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The Gothic sanctuary
and the high altar of the Cathedral |
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The cathedra (bishop's chair)
of John-Baptist Cardinal Wu, the former bishop of Hong Kong
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