Metropolitan see Kaifeng, China
Archdiocese of Kaifeng
Chaefomen(sis)
Latin Church
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng is a Latin metropolitan see located in Kaifeng, Henan province, China, elevated to an archdiocese in 1946. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kaifeng. The see is vacant; in 1950 it counted about 18,487 Catholics.
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- Established
- 1946
- Catholics
- 18,487
- Territory
- 4,500,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church 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
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kaifeng stands in Kaifeng, 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
In Henan province, China, the city of Kaifeng gives its name to a Roman Catholic archdiocese, written Chaefomen(sis) in Latin, 开封 in simplified Chinese, 開封 in traditional Chinese, and Kāifēng in pinyin.