Area 20,059 km² | Bishop Matthew Hu Xian-de | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 1950)6,055,26717,497 (0.3%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo/Ningxian (Latin: Nimpuovensis, Chinese: 寧波, 寧縣) is a diocese located in the city of Ningbo in the Ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in China. The diocese has two cathedral churches but only one has the seat of the bishop. The official cathedral is the one dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus but which used to be dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrow. The other cathedral is the one dedicated to the Assumption of Mary which was rebuilt from 1995-2000. The latter church is a former cathedral.
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The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart was destroyed in a fire on July 28, 2014.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA