Metropolitan see Taiyuan, China
Archdiocese of Taiyuan
Taeiüenen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Shanxi province, China, erected in 1890 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shansi and elevated to metropolitan archdiocese in 1946. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Taiyuan, with suffragan sees including Datong, Fenyang, Hongdong, Lu'an, Shuozhou and Yuci. Archbishop Paul Meng Ningyou has led the see since 2013 and was publicly active through 2025.
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- Established
- 1890
- Catholics
- 40,749
- Territory
- 16,000 km²
Parishes and churches
96 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 阳曲县石沟东圣女小德肋撒堂太原市View parish
- 阳曲县西洛阴圣弥额尔堂太原市View parish
- 阳曲县西黄水圣女小德肋撒堂太原市View parish
- 阳曲县黄寨耶稣君王堂太原市View parish
- 阳曲镇天主堂太原市View parish
- 黄花园天主堂太原市View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Paul Meng Ningyou
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Taiyuan stands in Taiyuan, 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
Taiyuan, a city in Shanxi, China, is the seat of a Roman Catholic archdiocese whose Latin name is Taeiuenen(sis) and whose Chinese name is 太原.