Suffragan diocese Zhumadian, China
Diocese of Zhumadian
Ciumatienen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church diocese seated at Zhumadian in Henan, China, in the ecclesiastical province of Kaifeng. Established on March 2, 1933 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Zhumadian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanyangfu and the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinyangzhou, promoted to apostolic vicariate in 1944 and to diocese on April 11, 1946. The see has long been vacant; its last bishop, Joseph Mary Yuan Kezhi, served until 1969.
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- Established
- 1933
- Catholics
- 14,100
- Territory
- 12,700 km²
Parishes and churches
6 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 周口市圣若瑟堂周口市View parish
- 周口市沈丘县天主堂周口市View parish
- 漯河市天主堂漯河市View parish
- 驻马店市上蔡县格大张圣福若瑟天主堂驻马店市View parish
- 驻马店市驿城区天主堂驻马店市View parish
- 驻马店市驿城区韩庄天主堂驻马店市View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Cosmas Ji Chengyi
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Zhumadian stands in Zhumadian, 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
Zhumadian, also rendered Chumatien (Latin: Ciumatienen(sis), Chinese: 駐馬店), is a Roman Catholic diocese seated in the city of Zhumadian in Henan, within China's ecclesiastical province of Kaifeng.