Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu

Diocese of Chengdu

Dioecesis Cemtuana

天主教成都教區
天主教成都教区
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Chengdu
Coat of arms
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceChongqing
MetropolitanChongqing
Statistics
Area100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
20,000,000
40,240 (0.2%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 October 1696 (as apostolic vicariate)
CathedralImmaculate Conception Cathedral, Chengdu
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Tang Yuange
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede vacante
Map
Chengdu (Tchen-tou-fou) was part of the Western Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Chengdu (Tchen-tou-fou) was part of the Western Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu (formerly spelt Chengtu) (Latin: Dioecesis Cemtuana; simplified Chinese: 天主教成都教区; traditional Chinese: 天主教成都教區) is a suffragan Latin Catholic diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing covering southwestern China's Sichuan area, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Established on 15 October 1696 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan, its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (colloquially known as Ping'anqiao Church) located in the city of Chengdu. The Diocese of Chengdu is the first bishopric of the Catholic Church in Sichuan (Szechwan), since the separation of the mission's eastern territory in 1856, it was designated Western Szechwan Mission.