Suffragan diocese Xuzhou, China
Diocese of Xuzhou
Siüceuven(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese seated at Xuzhou in Jiangsu, China, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Nanjing. Established on July 1, 1931 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Xuzhou from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing, promoted to apostolic vicariate in 1935 and to diocese on April 11, 1946. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Xuzhou; Wikipedia records the see as vacant.
On the map
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- Established
- 1931
- Catholics
- 93,500
- Priests
- 49
- Territory
- 20,000 km²
Parishes and churches
14 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 天主教徐州教区主教公署徐州市View parish
- 宿迁天主堂宿迁市View parish
- 徐州教区丰县凤城天主教堂徐州市View parish
- 徐州新沂窑湾天主堂徐州市View parish
- 徐州耶稣圣心堂徐州市View parish
- 沛县天主教沛城堂徐州市View parish
- 睢宁救世主堂徐州市View parish
- 连云港依纳爵天主堂连云港市View parish
- 连云港团池天主堂连云港市View parish
- 连云港堆沟港天主堂连云港市View parish
- 连云港天主堂连云港市View parish
- 连云港平明埠上天主堂连云港市View parish
- 连云港温泉镇坡林天主堂连云港市View parish
- 邳州天主堂徐州市View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- John Wang Renlei
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus stands in Xuzhou, 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
In the city of Xuzhou in Jiangsu, part of the ecclesiastical province of Nanjing, lies the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuzhou, also rendered Süchow (Latin: Siuceuven(sis), Chinese: 徐州).