Suffragan diocese Sanyuan, China
Diocese of Sanyuan
Saniüenen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Shaanxi province, China, erected in 1931 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Sanyuan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi'anfu, raised to apostolic vicariate in 1944 and to diocese in 1946. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Xi'an, with its seat at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Sanyuan, Xianyang.
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- Established
- 1931
- Catholics
- 40,000
- Territory
- 12,600 km²
Parishes and churches
37 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 西留村天主堂咸阳市View parish
- 谷家巷伯多禄堂咸阳市View parish
- 通远圣母始胎无染原罪堂西安市View parish
- 郭路村七苦圣母堂西安市View parish
- 青杨村天主堂咸阳市View parish
- 马连村圣家堂咸阳市View parish
- 马额村天主堂咸阳市View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Han Yingjin
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sanyuan stands in Sanyuan, 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
Centered in the Chinese province of Shaanxi, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanyuan (Latin: Saniüenen(sis); Chinese: 三原; pinyin: Sānyuán) has its seat at Sanyuan and belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Xi'an.