St John's Cathedral, Langzhong
| St John's Cathedral, Langzhong | |
|---|---|
| Gospel Church | |
聖約翰座堂 | |
St John's Cathedral, circa 1914. | |
| 31°35′N 105°59′E / 31.58°N 105.98°E | |
| Location | 5 Yangtianjing Street, Langzhong, Sichuan |
| Country | China |
| Denomination | Three-Self Church (Protestant) |
| Previous denomination | Church in China (under the jurisdiction of the Church of England) |
| Churchmanship | Low church evangelical |
| History | |
| Status | Church prev. cathedral |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Founder(s) | William Cassels (China Inland Mission) |
| Dedication | John the Evangelist |
| Past bishop(s) | William Cassels Frank Houghton (first bishop of East Szechwan) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | George A. Rogers |
| Style | Gothic Revival with traditional Sichuanese elements |
| Groundbreaking | 1913 |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Administration | |
| Province | China (formerly) |
| Diocese | Szechwan (formerly) East Szechwan (formerly; since 1936) |
St John's Cathedral, today known as Gospel Church, is a Protestant church situated on Yangtianjing Street in the county-level city of Langzhong, Nanchong, Sichuan Province. Founded in 1908, the church had been the Anglican cathedral, originally designated as a pro-cathedral, of the Szechwan Diocese (and later of East Szechwan) of the Church in China, and the largest Anglican church in Southwest China. It has been subjected to the control of the state-sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Church since 1954.