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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