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Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading

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Metropolitan
  
Chongqing

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Sede Vacante

Country
  
China

Population - Total
  
(as of 1950) 2,645,000

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
27,000 km²

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Leshan

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chongqing

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading/(currently) Leshan (Latin: Chiatimen(sis), Chinese: 天主教嘉定/乐山教区) is a diocese located in the city of Leshan in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.

History

  • July 10, 1929: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yazhou 雅州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu 敘府
  • March 3, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Yazhou 雅州
  • February 9, 1938: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiading 嘉定
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiading 嘉定

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading Wikipedia
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