Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying

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Rite Latin Rite Country China		Area 67,000 km² Metropolitan archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 1950)2,625,00022,819 (0.9%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Family in Meizhou Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying/Kayíng/Meizhou (Latin: Chiaïmen(sis), Chinese: 嘉應, 梅縣) is a diocese of the Catholic Church which is headquartered in the city of Meizhou, in the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.

History

February 20, 1929: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jiaying 嘉應 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭

June 18, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiaying 嘉應

April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiaying 嘉應

Bishops of Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman rite)

Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. (April 11, 1946 – February 21, 1952)

Vicars Apostolic of Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. (June 18, 1935 – April 11, 1946)

Prefects Apostolic of Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman Rite)

The Rev. Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. (April 28, 1929 – June 18, 1935)

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