Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Beijing

Transcriptions
Traditional Chinese	宣武門聖母無染原罪天主堂
Simplified Chinese	宣武门圣母无染原罪天主堂
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xuānwǔmén Tiān Zhǔtáng
Wade–Giles	Hsuanwumen T'ien Chutang
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	南堂 (The "South Church")
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Nántáng
Wade–Giles	Nantang

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
	The west façade
Religion
Affiliation	Archdiocese of Beijing
Location
Location	141 Qianmen Xidajie, Xuanwumen, Beijing 100031, P.R.China.
Country	China
	Shown within Beijing Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Beijing (China)
Geographic coordinates	39°53′57″N 116°22′08″E / 39.899034°N 116.368902°E
Architecture
Completed	1605

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Chinese: 圣母无染原罪堂), colloquially known as the Xuanwumen church (Chinese: 宣武门天主堂; pinyin: Xuānwǔmén Tiānzhǔtáng) or Nantang (Chinese: 南堂; lit. 'the South Church') to the locals, is a historic Catholic church located in the Beijing, China, Xicheng District, near the Beijing Financial Street. While the original foundation of the cathedral was in 1605, making it the oldest Catholic church in Beijing, the current building in Baroque style dates from 1904.^[1] The present Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, installed in September 2007, is one of the few Catholic bishops also recognised by the Catholic Patriotic Association.

The church has been closed for repairs since 10 December 2018.

^ Clark, Anthony E. "China's Thriving Catholics: A Report From Beijing's South Cathedral Archived 2021-05-05 at the Wayback Machine." Ignatius Insight August 20, 2008.

[1] Clark, Anthony E. "China's Thriving Catholics: A Report From Beijing's South Cathedral Archived 2021-05-05 at the Wayback Machine." Ignatius Insight August 20, 2008.

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