Suffragan diocese Datong, China
Diocese of Datong
Tatomen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Datong (Tatung) is a Latin rite diocese in Shanxi, China, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taiyuan and historically served by the Scheut missionaries (CICM). Its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Datong. The see is vacant.
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- Established
- 1946
- Catholics
- 7,702
- Priests
- 13
- Territory
- 20,000 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 of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Datong stands in Datong, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
A Latin diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Taiyuan in PR China, Datong, also spelled Tatung (Latin: Tatomen(sis), Chinese: 大同), has its cathedral episcopal see at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the city of Datong (Shanxi). The see is vacant.
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- Another bishop consecrated in China (Vatican Press Office)
- Pope Leo XIV ordains sixth Chinese bishop
- Leo XIV appoints bishop to Chinese diocese vacant 80 years
- Pope Leo appoints Paul Liu Honggang bishop of Datong
- Pope ordains Paolo Liu Honggang Bishop of Datong
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