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 | |
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| 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 [fr], 1889.](view_image.php?q=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Jiading&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mission_du_Su-tchuen_m%C3%A9ridional.jpg) 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).