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Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali

Coordinates: 25°42′00″N 100°09′00″E / 25.7000°N 100.1500°E / 25.7000; 100.1500
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Diocese of Dali

Dioecesis Talianus

天主教大理教区
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceKunming
MetropolitanKunming
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1968)
3,212,339
5,097 (0.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Dali, Yunnan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede Vacante
Map
Map of the Yunnan Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Map of the Yunnan Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali/Tali (Latin: Talian(us), Chinese: 大理) is a diocese located in the city of Dali in the ecclesiastical province of Kunming in southwestern China.

In 2000, the Vatican appointed Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang as Apostolic Administrator of Dali. He served until his death in 2012.[1]

History

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Architecture

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The Cathedral heavily incorporates elements of traditional Chinese architecture. It has a large crucifix on the exterior to identify itself as a church. The cathedral's exterior and interior design provides visual associations with Daoist and Buddhist buildings found throughout China.[2]

Leadership

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References

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  1. ^ "'Underground' administrator dies". Union of Catholic Asian News. 2012-02-07. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  2. ^ a b c Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (2015). "Mosque, Synagogue, Church: Architecture of Monotheism in China". China's Early Mosques. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0-7486-7041-3.
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25°42′00″N 100°09′00″E / 25.7000°N 100.1500°E / 25.7000; 100.1500