Skip to the diocese
Catholic Intelligence
J.M.J.Search

Suffragan diocese Hanzhong, China

Diocese of Hanzhong

Hanciomen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Hanzhong is a Latin rite diocese in southern Shaanxi, China, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Xi'an, established on 2 August 1887 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shensi. Its seat is St. Michael's Cathedral in Hanzhong. Stefano Xu Hongwei has served as its bishop since 2019.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Michael's Cathedral, Hanzhong, in Hanzhong, China.

Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.

Established
1887
Catholics
19,060
Territory
1,500,000 km²

Parishes and churches

3 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

Bishop
Stefano Xu Hongwei

Explore the ministry of the bishop.

The cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral, Hanzhong stands in Hanzhong, 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

Established on August 2, 1887 as an apostolic vicariate, the Diocese of Hanzhong (formerly spelled Hanchung; Latin: Dioecesis Hanciomensis; Chinese: 天主教漢中教區), also known as the Diocese of Nancheng, is a Latin Catholic territory in Shaanxi, China. Its episcopal see is the city of Hanzhong in Southern Shaanxi, and it belongs to the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Xi'an.