Diocese of Jiading Diocese of Leshan (according to Catholic Patriotic Association)
Dioecesis Chiatimensis
天主教嘉定教區 天主教嘉定教区
Jiading Diocese was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission; map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Location
Country
China
Ecclesiastical province
Chongqing
Metropolitan
Chongqing
Statistics
Area
27,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population - Total
(as of 1950) 2,645,000
Information
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
July 10, 1929 (as apostolic prefecture)
Cathedral
Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Leshan
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Paul Lei Shiyin
Metropolitan Archbishop
Sede vacante
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading (formerly spelled Kiating; Latin: Dioecesis Chiatimensis; simplified Chinese: 天主教嘉定教区; traditional Chinese: 天主教嘉定教區), also known as Diocese of Leshan (天主教乐山教区; 天主教樂山教區) according to the government controlled Catholic Patriotic Association, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Leshan (formerly Jiading Prefecture) in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China.
It was established on July 10, 1929 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Yachow for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan), its episcopal see was initially located in Yachow (present-day Ya'an).
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