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Christ the King Church, Shenzhen

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Country
  
China

Status
  
Parish church

Year built
  
2010

Architectural type
  
Church

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Functional status
  
Active

Architectural style
  
Gothic architecture

Christ the King Church, Shenzhen

Location
  
Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong

Founded
  
November 2010 (2010-11)

Christ the King Church (simplified Chinese: 深圳耶稣君王堂; traditional Chinese: 深圳耶穌君王堂; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Yēsū Jūnwāngtáng) is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It was founded and built in November 2010.

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History

Christ the King Church was founded and built in November 2010.

Architecture

The church covers an area of 2,735 km2 (1,056 sq mi) and 64 metres (210 ft) in height of the imitation Gothic architecture style. There is a statue of Jesus at the top of the church, and he opened his arms as if to welcome the believers.

Parish

The church has three Sunday Masses (主日弥撒). One is at 8:00pm on Saturday evening, at 9:00am Sunday morning and 3:00pm on Sunday afternoon. There are weekday Masses (平日弥撒) at 7:00am from Monday to Saturday.

Transportation

  • Take subway Line 5 (Huanzhong Line) to get off at Xingdong Station. Getting out from Exit C and walk 1.2 km (0.75 mi) to reach the church.

    • References

    Christ the King Church, Shenzhen Wikipedia
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