Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading

Diocese of Jiading Diocese of Leshan (according to Catholic Patriotic Association) Dioecesis Chiatimensis 天主教嘉定教區 天主教嘉定教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Chongqing
Metropolitan	Chongqing
Statistics
Area	27,000 km2 (10,000 sq mi)
Population - Total	(as of 1950) 2,645,000
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 10, 1929 (as apostolic prefecture)
Cathedral	Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Leshan
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Paul Lei Shiyin
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede vacante
Map
Jiading (Kia-tin-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay, 1889.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading (formerly spelled Kiating; Latin: Dioecesis Chiatimensis; simplified Chinese: 天主教嘉定教区; traditional Chinese: 天主教嘉定教區), also known as Diocese of Leshan (天主教乐山教区; 天主教樂山教區) 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 (Kia-tin-fou), Emeishan (O-my-hien), Meishan (Mey-tcheou), and Ya'an (Ya-tcheou-fou). 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

Further information: Catholic Church in Sichuan

• July 10, 1929: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yachow (Ya-tcheou-fou) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu (Su-tcheou-fou)
• March 3, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Yachow
• February 9, 1938: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiating (Kia-tin-fou)
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Kiating

Bishops

Apostolic Prefect of Yachow

Matthias Li Jun-ho, first Apostolic Prefect of Yachow

• Matthias Li Jun-ho, October 22, 1929 – March 3, 1933

Apostolic Vicars of Yachow

• Matthias Li Jun-ho, March 3, 1933 – August 4, 1935
• Fabian Yu Yuwen, 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

• Anglican Diocese of Szechwan

References

• "Diocese of Jiading". gcatholic.org. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
• "Diocese of Leshan [Kiating]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 24, 2023.