Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol

Diocese of Jehol

Dioecesis Geholensis

天主教热河教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceShenyang
MetropolitanShenyang
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
5,235,341
31,845 (0.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Pei Junmin
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol
Simplified Chinese天主教热河教区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTiānzhǔjiào Rèhé Jiàoqū
Wade–GilesT'ien-chu-chiao Jê-ho Chiao-ch'ü
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingTin1 zyu2 gaau3 Jit6 ho4 Gaau3 keoi1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese熱河
Simplified Chinese热河
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRèhé
Wade–GilesJê-ho
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese晉州
Simplified Chinese晋州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìnzhōu
Wade–GilesChin-chou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol[1] (Latin: dioecesis Geholensis), also known in Chinese as Rehe or Jinzhou, is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Shenyang in China, covering part of the former Rehe Province. Both Jehol and Rehe are forms of the former Chinese name of the city of Chengde; Jinzhou refers to the State of Jin that formerly occupied part of the diocese.

The diocese lost an important part of its territory in 2018, when the entire city of Chengde was taken out to form the Diocese of Chengde, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Beijing. Now, only the Liaoning part of the diocese remains, along with a very small part of Hebei.

  1. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis Commentarium Officiale (PDF), vol. Ser. II, Vol. XIII, Vatican Polyglot Press, 1946, p. 303. (in Latin)