Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian

Roman Catholic diocese in China
Diocese of Wanxian

Dioecesis Uanscienensis

天主教萬縣教區
天主教万县教区
Wanxian Diocese was part of the Eastern Szechwan Mission; map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceChongqing
MetropolitanChongqing
Statistics
Area20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2009)
1,700,000
60,000 (3.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 2, 1929 (as apostolic vicariate)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Wanzhou
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPaul He Zeqing
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede 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).

Territory

The Diocese of Wanxian covers Wanzhou District (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

  • August 2, 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Wanhsien (Ouan-hien) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chungking (Chongqing; Tchong-kin-fou)
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Wanhsien

Special churches

  • Sacred Heart Church at Longbao (龍寶鎭聖心堂), a town located in the suburbs of Wanxian.

Bishops

Vicar Apostolic of Wanhsien
Francis Xavier Wang Zepu, first Vicar Apostolic of Wanhsien
  • Francis Xavier Wang Zepu [no] (Wang Tse-pu) (December 16, 1929 – April 11, 1946)
Bishop of Wanhsien
  • Francis Xavier Wang Zepu (Wang Tse-pu) (April 11, 1946 – July 3, 1947)
Bishops of Wanxian

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Wanxian". ucanews.com. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  • "Diocese of Wanxian". gcatholic.org. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  • "Diocese of Wanxian [Wanhsien]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

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