Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu

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Diocese of Suifu

Dioecesis Siufuana

天主教叙府教區
天主教叙府教区
Facade de l'Eglise du Saint-Rosaire de Souifou.png
Holy Rosary Church, Yibin  [ fr ], former seminary of the Southern Szechwan Mission
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical province Chongqing
MetropolitanChongqing
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 24, 1860 (as apostolic vicariate)
Cathedral Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Yibin
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Peter Luo Xuegang
Metropolitan Archbishop Sede vacante
Map
Mission du Su-tchuen meridional.jpg
Suifu (Su-tcheou-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay  [ fr ], 1889.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu (Latin : Dioecesis Siufuana; Chinese :天主教叙府教區), also known as Diocese of Yibin, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Yibin (formerly known as Suifu) in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China. It was established on January 24, 1860 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan). The area lies in the southern part of the mission territory, hence the designation of Southern Szechwan Mission.

Contents

Territory

The Diocese of Suifu covers Luzhou (Lou-tcheou), Neijiang ( Oui-yuen-hien ), Yibin (Su-tcheou-fou) and Zigong ( Tsen-lieou-tsin ), totaling approximately 50,000 square kilometers. [1] It is bordered by the Diocese of Jiading and Diocese of Ningyuan to the west, Archdiocese of Chongqing to the east, Diocese of Shunqing to the north, and Archdiocese of Kunming and Archdiocese of Guiyang to the south.

History

Bishops

Vicars Apostolic of Southern Szechwan
Pierre-Julien Pichon, first Vicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan Pierre-Julien Pichon.png
Pierre-Julien Pichon, first Vicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan
Vicars Apostolic of Suifu
Bishops of Suifu

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References

  1. "Diocese of Yibin". ucanews.com . Retrieved November 25, 2023.