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| Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
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聖母無原罪主教座堂 | |
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 Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
| Location | Datong,Taipei,Taiwan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Groundbreaking | 1959 |
| Completed | May 1961 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Thomas Aquinas Chung An-zu |
TheImmaculate Conception Cathedral[1] (Chinese:聖母無原罪主教座堂;pinyin:Shèngmǔwú Yuánzuì Zhǔjiào Zuòtáng) is a RomanCatholic cathedral[2] inDatong District,Taipei,Taiwan.[3] TheLatin Rite church serves as the see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taipei (Archidioecesis Taipehensis; 天主教臺北總教區) created byPope Pius XII with the Bull"Gravia illa Christi".
The original building was built bySpanish in 1629, but was destroyed in a raid.[4] Between 1911 and 1914, a new church was built in theGothic style. Towards the end ofWorld War II, the church was one of many buildings damaged by theair raid. Reconstruction began in 1959 of the church, albeit much simpler than the original, and was completed in May 1961.
AllMasses and other religious services in the cathedral are offered inMandarin Chinese.
The church is accessible within walking distance west ofShuanglian Station of theTaipei Metro.
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