Rosary Church
Rosary Church (Chinese: 玫瑰堂 ; Pinyin: Méiguì Táng) is located in 125 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. It is the oldest Catholic Church in Kowloon[1]. The church was in classic Gothic style; the original floor plan was based on a Roman Basilican model. The church, St. Mary's Canossian College and St. Mary Canossian School in adjacent belongs to same building cluster.
It is classified as Grade II Historic Building.
History
In 1900, because of the Boxer Rebellion in China, some Indian battlelions in British army stationed in Kowloon; there were about 200 Catholics in the troops. At the same time, there was an increase in number of Catholics civil population.
A donation was made in 1903 so that the church could be built by Dr. Anthony Gomes, a Portuguese Catholic.[2]
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Priests
Currently, three full-time priests are serving at this parish, including Rev John B. Tsang and Rev Jose Serafin Ayala.
Staff
Sacristan: Rowland Gutierrez
Secretary: Goretti Tong
Pastoral assistant: Alice Lee
Notable ground staff: SONG Mei-lin (May姐), CHAN Ka-Jau(就叔)
Notable Pastoral Associations
Rosary ASA The Altar Servers Association.
Various Choirs
Catechism groups
English speaking group
The Society of St Vincent de Paul
References
- ^ Sally Rodwell. 1991. A Visitor's guide to Historic Hong Kong. ISBN 962-217-212-1
- ^ UNESCO Bangkok
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