Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Harbin



The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (in ) is a Roman Catholic church in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. Its official name is Sacred Heart of Jesus Diocesan Cathedral of Harbin.

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Sacred Heart Cathedral of Harbin is a Roman Catholic church in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.

The church's history can be summarized as follows:
 * ca. 1900, while China Eastern Railway being built, many Polish people came to Harbin to work. The greater majority of them were Catholics.
 * 1906 - The cornerstone was set by the priest Dominik Przyluski and the construction of a Catholic church began. It was completed and dedicated in the following year. The church was also called Polish Catholic Church or East Dazhi Avenue Catholic Church
 * Thereafter, the church came under St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Beijing and Jilin Dioceses
 * 1959 - The church became the diocesan cathedral of Heilongjiang Diocese
 * 1966 - During the Cultural Revolution, the church building was abolished
 * 2004 - The church building was re-built

The address of the church is: No. 211, East Dazhi Avenue, Nangang District, Harbin. Phone: 0451-5365-3007. The church is located in the "church street", north east of "Hongbo Square' (where Czar Nicolas' Central Church was), on East Dazhi Avenue, where there are also Harbin Nangang Christian Church (Protestant) and Church of the Intercession in Harbin (Eastern Orthodox).