Suffragan diocese Yongnian, China
Diocese of Yongnian
Iomnienin(us)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese, also known as the Diocese of Handan, seated in Hebei, China, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Beijing. Established on May 24, 1929 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Yongnian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xianxian, promoted to apostolic vicariate in 1933 and to diocese on April 11, 1946. Bishop Joseph Sun Jigen was appointed Bishop of Yongnian on October 13, 2021; the diocese is among the fastest growing in mainland China.
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- Established
- 1929
- Catholics
- 150,000
- Territory
- 9 km²
Parishes and churches
44 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 邯郸教区洺关耶稣圣心堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区王白北汪天主堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区瓜井耶稣君王堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区胡贾沟天主堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区苏固圣若瑟堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区西大屯圣母领报堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区西洞头耶稣圣心堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区西苏圣若翰堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区赵固天主教堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区通头耶稣圣心堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区马军营德肋撒堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区高寨天主堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区魏庄圣若瑟堂邯郸市View parish
- 邯郸教区龙泉圣若瑟堂邯郸市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 Sun Jigen
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The cathedral
del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús stands in Yongnian, 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
Yongnian, also called Weixian (Latin: Iomnienin(us), Chinese: 永年, 魏縣), is a Latin Church diocese seated in the city of Yongnian, China, standing as a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing. It also carries the name Diocese of Handan/Yongnian (Chinese: 邯郸/永年教区).