Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading
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Diocese of Jiading (currently: Leshan)
Dioecesis Chiatimensis
天主教嘉定教区
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Location | |
Country | China |
Ecclesiastical province | Chongqing |
Metropolitan | Chongqing |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total |
(as of 1950) 2,645,000 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Leshan |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede Vacante |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading/(currently) Leshan (Latin: Chiatimen(sis), Chinese: 天主教嘉定/乐山教区) is a diocese located in the city of Leshan in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.
History
- July 10, 1929: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yazhou 雅州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu 敘府
- March 3, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Yazhou 雅州
- February 9, 1938: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiading 嘉定
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiading 嘉定
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