Suffragan diocese Shaoguan, China
Diocese of Shaoguan
Sciaoceuven(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in northern Guangdong province, China, erected in 1920 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Shiuchow from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangzhou and elevated to diocese in 1946. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guangzhou; the see is recorded as vacant.
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- Established
- 1920
- Catholics
- 5,199
- Priests
- 23
- Territory
- 2,500,000 km²
Parishes and churches
4 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Shaozhou CathedralTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- 韶关乐昌天主堂韶关市View parish
- 韶关圣女小德肋撒堂韶关市View parish
- 韶关进教之佑堂韶关市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
Shaozhou Cathedral stands in Shaoguan, 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
Within China's ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou lies a diocese seated in the city of Chaozhou, known as the Diocese of Chaozhou, Shíuchow, or Shaoguan (Latin: Sciaoceuven(sis); Chinese: 韶州, 韶關).