Suffragan diocese Chifeng, China
Diocese of Chifeng
Cefomen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Chifeng (Chihfeng) is a Latin rite diocese centered on the city of Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, China, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Shenyang. The see is vacant.
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- Established
- 1949
- Catholics
- 29,582
- Territory
- 75,087 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral in Chifeng stands in Chifeng, 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
Seated in the city of Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, this diocese, also spelled Chihfeng (Latin: Cefomen(sis), Chinese: 赤峰), belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Shenyang in China.
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Stories that name this see
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- Bishop Joseph Chang ordains 1 priest
- Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun ordained Coadjutor Bishop
- Pope names Chinese bishop
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