Diocese of Chengde
| Diocese of Chengde | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Beijing |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Guo Jincai |
| founding | 22nd September 2018 |
| surface | 39,519 km² |
| Parishes | 12 (2018) |
| Residents | 3,700,000 (2018) |
| Catholics | 25,000 (2018) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 7 (2018) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,571 |
| Religious sisters | 10 (2018) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Jesus the Good Shepherd |
The diocese of Chengde is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Chengde .
history
The Diocese of Chengde was established on September 22, 2018 by Pope Francis from ceding territories from the Dioceses of Chifeng and Jinzhou and made subordinate to the Archdiocese of Beijing as a suffragan . In addition, Joseph Guo Jincai was recognized as bishop of this diocese after he had been ordained as bishop of the People's Church without permission from the Vatican .
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Chengde on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of Chengde on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Erezione della Diocesi di Chengde. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 22, 2018, accessed September 22, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Thomas Migge: Where is the Catholic Church heading? The synod is overshadowed by the China question. Swabian, October 5, 2018, accessed April 19, 2019 .