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Diocese of Jiangmen [Kongmoon]

Dioecesis Chiammenensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Paul Ling Jiansen, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 11 April 1946
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guangzhou [Canton]
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Square Kilometers: 35,000 (13,518 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen]
31 January 1924ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou] (Saining, Loting, Wanfau, Yeung-lcong, Sinyi, Timpale, Maoming, Sanning, Tehek-Tcai, and Sanwui, including the island of Sancian) Prefecture Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen] (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen]
3 February 1927ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen] Vicariate Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen]
Diocese of Jiangmen [Kongmoon]
11 April 1946ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen] Diocese of Jiangmen [Kongmoon]

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Jiangmen [Kongmoon]
19508,2924,000,000.2%37372243821ap2002

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 150, and Page 151
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 19, Page 130, and Page 131
  • Diocese of Jiangmen [Kongmoon]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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