Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong)

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
聖母無原罪主教座堂
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
22°16′43.24″N 114°09′14.01″E / 22.2786778°N 114.1538917°E / 22.2786778; 114.1538917
Location	16 Caine Road, Hong Kong
Country	China
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Cathedral
Consecrated	8 December 1938
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I Historic Building
Architect(s)	Crawley and Company
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	8 December 1883
Completed	7 December 1888
Administration
Diocese	Hong Kong
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Stephen Chow
Rector	Dominic Chan

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Chinese: 聖母無原罪主教座堂) is a late 19th-century English Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. It is located in the Mid-Levels area of the city at 16 Caine Road.

Groundbreaking and construction of the cathedral began in 1883 after the previous cathedral, on Wellington Street, was destroyed by fire. Built from brick and stone, the new cathedral was designed by the London-based architectural firm Crawley and Company. The church opened on 7 December 1888, the day before the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and was consecrated in 1938. Three years later, it was damaged during the Battle of Hong Kong, but remained untouched throughout the subsequent Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. At the turn of the century, the cathedral underwent an extensive and costly program of refurbishment, which was completed in 2002. The cathedral is listed as a Grade I historic building by the Hong Kong Government.^[1]