Baogang Catholic Church

Baogang Catholic Church

Henan Baogang Catholic Church is located at No. 4 Chongzheng Lane, Baoyuzhi Street, Tongfu Middle Road, Haizhu District. Originally a small prayer hall where parishioners gathered, it was later expanded due to the growing needs of church activities and an increasing congregation. The Guangzhou Diocese purchased two adjacent houses to the original hall and began construction in January 1938, completing the building in June of the same year. The structure is a three-story brick-and-wood building, with the ground floor used as the church and the upper two floors serving as living quarters for the priests. The total area covers 264 square meters. In 1947, the Guangzhou Diocese entrusted the management of the church to the Catholic Maryknoll Foreign Mission Society of America. In 1953, foreign priests left the country, and Chinese priests subsequently took over as the parish priests.