Bishopric of Bengbu

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The Chinese diocese of Bengbu (lat. Dioecesis Pampuvensis ) was a mission of the Jesuits and was consequently founded on February 21, 1926 by Pius XI. to the Apostolic Vicariate and on April 11, 1946 by his successor Pius XII. raised to the diocese .

The only bishops were the Jesuits Tommaso Berutti (1929–1933) and Cipriano Cassini (1936–1951).

Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
Diocesan bishop Sedis vacancy
surface 60,000 km²
Parishes 23 (2014 / AP 1950 )
Residents 9,191,000 (2014 / AP 2017 )
Catholics 64,334 (2014 / AP 1950 )
proportion of 0.7%
Diocesan priest 3 (2014 / AP 1950 )
Religious priest 4 (2014 / AP 1950 )
Catholics per priest 1,462
Religious sisters 21 (2014 / AP 1950 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Chinese
cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary