Suffragan diocese Puqi, China
Diocese of Puqi
Puchivan(us)
Latin Church
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi (Puchi) is located in Puqi (present-day Chibi), Hubei, China, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hankou erected as a diocese in 1951. The see is vacant; in 1950 it counted about 5,413 Catholics.
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- Established
- 1951
- Catholics
- 5,413
- Priests
- 12
- Territory
- 765,000 km²
Parishes and churches
5 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 嘉鱼县牛头山天主堂咸宁市View parish
- 天主教蒲圻教区总堂咸宁市View parish
- 武穴市天主堂黄冈市View parish
- 通城县城关天主堂咸宁市View parish
- 黄石市下陆区天主堂黄石市View parish
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 in Chibi City stands in Puqi, 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
Puqi, a city in Hubei belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Hankou in China, gives its name to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi/Puchi (Latin: Puchivan(us); Chinese: 蒲圻).