Wanxian Diocese was part of the Eastern Szechwan Mission; map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Location
Country
China
Ecclesiastical province
Chongqing
Metropolitan
Chongqing
Statistics
Area
20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2009) 1,700,000 60,000 (3.5%)
Information
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
August 2, 1929 (as apostolic vicariate)
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Wanzhou
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Paul He Zeqing
Metropolitan Archbishop
Sede vacante
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian (formerly spelled Wanhsien; Latin: Dioecesis Uanscienensis; Chinese: 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).
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