Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Wanxian
Local:Chinese: 天主教萬縣教區
Chinese: 天主教万县教区
Latin:Dioecesis Uanscienensis
Country:China
Province:Chongqing
Metropolitan:Chongqing
Established:August 2, 1929
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Wanzhou
Area Km2:20,000
Population:1,700,000
Population As Of:2009
Catholics:60,000
Catholics Percent:3.5
Bishop:Paul He Zeqing
Metro Archbishop:Sede vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian (formerly spelled Wanhsien; Latin: Dioecesis Uanscienensis; Chinese: t=天主教萬縣教區), also known as Diocese of Wanzhou, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in Wanzhou District (formerly Wanxian), Chongqing in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing, in the easternmost part of western China. It was established on August 2, 1929 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Wanhsien for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan).

Territory

The Diocese of Wanxian covers Wanzhou District (French: Ouan-hien) and eight counties in the mountainous area of northern Chongqing, namely, Chengkou, Fengjie, Kaixian, Liangping, Wushan, Wuxi, Yunyang and Zhongxian,[1] totaling approximately 20,000 square kilometers. It is bordered by the Diocese of Shunqing to the west, Diocese of Shinan to the east, Apostolic Prefecture of Xing'anfu to the north, and Archdiocese of Chongqing to the south and southwest.

History

Special churches

Bishops

Vicar Apostolic of Wanhsien
Bishop of Wanhsien
Bishops of Wanxian

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diocese of Wanxian . . . . November 25, 2023.