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Suffragan diocese Caozhou, Heze, China

Diocese of Caozhou, Heze

Zaoceuven(sis)

The Diocese of Caozhou (Tsaochow), also known as Heze, is a Latin rite diocese in Shandong, China, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Jinan. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King in Heze. The see is vacant.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Christ the King, Heze, in Caozhou, Heze, China.

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Established
1946
Catholics
74,013
Territory
13,000 km²

Parishes and churches

10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.

The cathedral

Cathedral of Christ the King, Heze stands in Caozhou, Heze, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The city of Caozhou is the seat of this diocese, known variously as Caozhou, Tsaochow or Heze (Latin: Zaoceuven(sis), Chinese: 曹州, 荷澤), within the ecclesiastical province of Jinan in China.