Diocese of Shunqing Dioecesis Scioenchimensis 天主教順慶教區 天主教顺庆教区 | |
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 Oratory of St. Andrew's Priory, established by Benedictine monks upon the creation of the Apostolic Vicariate of Shunking in 1929. | |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chongqing |
| Metropolitan | Chongqing |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 8,000,000 19,442 (0.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 2, 1929 (as apostolic vicariate) |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Nanchong |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Chen Gong-ao |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shunqing (formerly spelled Shunking; Latin: Dioecesis Scioenchimensis; Chinese: 天主教順慶教區), also known as Diocese of Nanchong, is a suffragan Latin Catholic diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in southwestern China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Established on August 2, 1929 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Shunking for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan), its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, located in the Shunqing city center district of Nanchong, Sichuan province. No statistics available.