Diocese of Ningyuan Dioecesis Nimiuenensis 天主教甯遠教區 天主教宁远教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chongqing |
| Metropolitan | Chongqing |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 2,000,000 11,143 (0.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 12, 1910 (as apostolic vicariate) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Angels, Xichang |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Lei Jiapei |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
| Map | |
![Ningyuan (Lin-yuen-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map by Adrien Launay [fr] MEP, 1889.](view_image.php?q=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Ningyuan&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mission_du_Su-tchuen_m%C3%A9ridional.jpg) Ningyuan (Lin-yuen-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map by Adrien Launay MEP, 1889. | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan (Latin: Dioecesis Nimiuenensis; Chinese: 天主教甯遠教區), also known as Diocese of Xichang or Sichang, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Xichang (formerly known as Ningyuan or Kienchang) in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China. It was established on August 12, 1910 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Kienchang for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan) in the province's Nosuland.