Cathedral of the Holy Heart of Jesus (Tashkent) This term has also other values, see Cathedral of the Holy Heart of Jesus. Cathedral of the Holy Heart of Jesus — the Catholic temple in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Cathedral temple of apostolic Administratura of Uzbekistan. Is on Tarrakiyot 80/1 St. (near an old TashMI). It is also known in the city as "the Polish church". History-Construction of the Catholic temple in Tashkent was begun in 1912 at the initiative of the priest Iustin of Bonaventura Pranaitis on the project of the famous Polish architect Ludwik Pantschakewitsch. 

On construction of a church the Catholic soldiers serving in Tashkent originally were working, later the prisoners of war who were contained near Tashkent among whom there were highly skilled engineers, sculptors and bricklayers were builders. After the death in 1917 of Pranaitis and the architect Panchakevich construction continued under the leadership of the Catholic priest Boleslav Rutenis. After the revolution and coming to power in Tashkent of Bolsheviks construction was suspended generally because of a lack of funds for construction.
From 1925 to 1976 in the unfinished temple various enterprises and also the hostel and a warehouse were placed. For the entire period while the temple was used not for designated purpose, all sculptures which are in it were or are plundered, or destroyed.
In 1976 after the decision of the authorities on restoration of the building, it was restored and transferred to fixed assets to the Ministry of Culture of UZSSR. In 1981 the building of a church was announced by an architectural and historical monument of Uzbekistan.
In 1992 according to the decision of the authorities of the republic Uzbekistan the building of cathedral was transferred to Catholic parish of Tashkent. In 1993 full restoration of the building of a church under the leadership of the architect Sergey Adamov and the engineer Alexander Ponomaryov began.
On October 22, 2000 the building of the revived cathedral of the Holy Heart of Jesus was consecrated by the archbishop Marian Oles — the Apostolic Nuncio in Kazakhstan and Central Asia from 1994 to 2001.
Now Sunday masses in the temple are conducted in four languages: English, Russian, Korean and Polish.