Diocese of Wanxian Dioecesis Uanscienensis 天主教萬縣教區 天主教万县教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chongqing |
| Metropolitan | Chongqing |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2009) 1,700,000 60,000 (3.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | August 2, 1929 (as apostolic vicariate) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Wanzhou |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Paul He Zeqing |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
| Map | |
![Wanxian (Ouan-hien) was part of the Eastern Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.](view_image.php?q=Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Wanxian&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mission_du_Su-tchuen_oriental.jpg) Wanxian (Ouan-hien) was part of the Eastern Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by Adrien Launay, 1889. | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian (formerly spelled Wanhsien; Latin: Dioecesis Uanscienensis; Chinese: 天主教萬縣教區), also known as Diocese of Wanzhou, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in Wanzhou District (formerly Wanxian), Chongqing in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing, in the easternmost part of western China. It was established on August 2, 1929 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Wanhsien for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan).