Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu

Diocese of Suifu

Dioecesis Siufuana

天主教叙府教區
天主教叙府教区
Holy Rosary Church, Yibin [fr], former seminary of the Southern Szechwan Mission
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceChongqing
MetropolitanChongqing
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 24, 1860 (as apostolic vicariate)
CathedralBlessed Sacrament Cathedral, Yibin
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Luo Xuegang
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede vacante
Map
Suifu (Su-tcheou-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Suifu (Su-tcheou-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu (Latin: Dioecesis Siufuana; Chinese: 天主教叙府教區), also known as Diocese of Yibin, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Yibin (formerly known as Suifu) in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China. It was established on January 24, 1860 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan). The area lies in the southern part of the mission territory, hence the designation of Southern Szechwan Mission.