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Diocese of Chengde

Dioecesis Chengdensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Guo Jincai, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 September 2018
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Beijing [Peking]
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Square Kilometers: 39,519 (15,264 Square Miles)
  • Description: Civil boundaries of "Chengde City": rural districts of Chengde, Xinglong, Pingquan, Luanping, Longhua, Fengning, Kuancheng and Weichang plus administrative divisions: Shuangqiao, Shuangluan and Yingshouyingzikuang
  • Mailing Address: Chengde City

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 September 2018ErectedDiocese of Chifeng [Chihfeng]
Diocese of Jinzhou [Jehol]
Diocese of Chengde (erected) (Chengden (Chengde, Xinglong, Pingquan , Luanping, Longhua, Fengning, Kuancheng, and Weichang along with Shuangqiao, Shuangluan, and Yingshouyingzikuang))

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
201825,0003,700,000.7%73,5711212bul:22Sep2018

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 110, Page 689, and Page 690

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