This was the first Catholic church in Qingdao’s history which formed the centre of Qingdao’s Christianity. On 1 February, 1925, the Qingdao diocese was established which controlled Jiao xian, Gao mi, Ji mo, Zhu cheng, Rizhao, Linyi, Tan cheng, Fei xian, Meng yin, Yi shui and Ju xian. On 18 March the same year, the Roman Catholic church appointed German Pador, Father Wei Changlu as the acting bishop of Qingdao diocese. On 23 September 1928, in the Catholic Church in Yanzhou, he was ordained by the ambassador of Vatican, the Italian bishop Gang yiheng – the bishop of Qingdao diocese.
Inside, you will find a very large hall with 7 big chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling. At the far end of the hall is the altar. On ceiling above the altar dome is the fresco of Holy Heaven; with two Latin prayers: GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO at left side and VENITE ADOREMUS DOMINUM at right which means: Glory the exclusively highest Lord and please let’s worship Him.
The interior height in the middle is 18 meters. The windows were all painted with Biblical stories and were embodied with brilliant colorful glasses which give the church interior very beautiful colors and fill each worshipper with a feeling of heavenly serenity!
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