Christ the King Church, Shenzhen

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.

Christ the King Church
深圳耶稣君王堂
Christ the King Church, Shenzhen.
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22°35′25″N 113°55′02″E
Location	Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Country	China
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	November 2010 (2010-11)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Imitation Gothic architecture style
Years built	2010
Specifications
Height	64 metres (210 ft)
Floor area	2,735 km2 (1,056 sq mi)
Materials	Bricks
Administration
Province	Guangdong
Archdiocese	Shenzhen
Diocese	Shenzhen

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.

Further reading

• Kejia, Yan (2004-01-01). Catholic church in China [中国天主教]. ISBN 9787508505992.
• Ping, Liu (2014-08-01). 《中国天主教艺术简史》 [Brief History of Chinese Catholic Art] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Fortune Press. ISBN 9787504751430.