Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading (formerly spelled Kiating; Template:Langx; Template:Lang-zh), also known as Diocese of Leshan (Template:Lang-zh) according to the government controlled Catholic Patriotic Association, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Leshan (formerly Jiading Prefecture) in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China.
It was established on July 10, 1929 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Yachow for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan), its episcopal see was initially located in Yachow (present-day Ya'an).
Territory
The Diocese of Jiading covers Leshan (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Emeishan (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Meishan (Script error: No such module "Lang".), and Ya'an (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[1] It is bordered by the Diocese of Kangding to the west, Diocese of Ningyuan to the southwest, Diocese of Suifu to the south and east, and Diocese of Chengdu to the north.
History
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- July 10, 1929: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yachow (Script error: No such module "Lang".) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- March 3, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Yachow
- February 9, 1938: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiating (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Kiating
Bishops
- Apostolic Prefect of Yachow
- Template:Ill, October 22, 1929 – March 3, 1933
- Apostolic Vicars of Yachow
- Matthias Li Jun-ho, March 3, 1933 – August 4, 1935
- Template:Ill, July 7, 1936 – February 9, 1938
- Apostolic Vicar of Kiating
- Fabian Yu Yuwen, February 9, 1938 – March 6, 1943
- Bishops of Kiating/Jiading
- Paul Deng Jizhou, June 9, 1949 – August 10, 1990
- Matthew Luo Duxi, September 21, 1993 – December 4, 2009
- Paul Lei Shiyin, June 29, 2011 –
See also
References
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