Diocese of Suifu Dioecesis Siufuana 天主教叙府教區 天主教叙府教区 | |
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Location | |
Country | China |
Ecclesiastical province | Chongqing |
Metropolitan | Chongqing |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 24, 1860 (as apostolic vicariate) |
Cathedral | Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Yibin |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Peter Luo Xuegang |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
Map | |
Suifu (Su-tcheou-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay , 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.