Suffragan diocese Shantou, China
Diocese of Shantou
Scianteuven(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in eastern Guangdong province, China, erected in 1914 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Chaozhou (renamed Shantou in 1915) and elevated to diocese in 1946. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guangzhou, its seat is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Shantou. Bishop Joseph Huang Bingzhang was reconciled and recognized by the Holy See under the 2018 Sino-Vatican agreement.
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- Established
- 1914
- Catholics
- 150,000
- Priests
- 59
- Territory
- 20,000 km²
Parishes and churches
77 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 汕尾市陆河县小郑天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 汕尾市陆河县新田天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 汕尾市陆河县楼下天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 汕尾市陆河县河口镇昂塘天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 汕尾市陆河县石塔天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 汕尾市陆河县螺溪镇高方天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 汕尾市陆河县鹿林天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 港尾沟圣若瑟堂揭阳市View parish
- 潮州圣母进教之佑堂潮州市View parish
- 石溪天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 耶稣圣名堂汕尾市View parish
- 耶稣圣心堂汕头市View parish
- 贵屿华美天主堂汕头市View parish
- 路德圣母堂揭阳市View parish
- 陆河县河田玫瑰圣母堂汕尾市View parish
- 陆河水唇白石塘天主堂汕尾市View parish
- 霞西天主堂潮州市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 Huang Bingzhang
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Joseph, Shantou stands in Shantou, 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
Shantou, a city within the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou/Swatow, known in Latin as Scianteuven(sis) and in Chinese as 汕頭.