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Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou

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Metropolitan
  
Nanjing

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
China

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Joseph Xu Honggen

Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2008) 2,170,000 60,000 (0.95%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Suzhou

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanking

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou/Wuxian (Latin: Suceuven(sis), Chinese: 蘇州, 吳縣) is a diocese located in the city of Suzhou in the Ecclesiastical province of Nanjing in China.

Contents

History

  • June 9, 1949: Established as Diocese of Suzhou 蘇州 from the Diocese of Shanghai 上海

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Suzhou 蘇州 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Xu Honggen (2005 – present)
  • Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (龔品梅) (Apostolic Administrator July 15, 1950 – March 12, 2000)
  • Bishop Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (龔品梅) (later Cardinal) (August 9, 1949 – July 15, 1950)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou Wikipedia
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