Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing

Coordinates: 39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E / 39.900798; 116.374075

Archdiocese of Beijing
Archidioecesis Pechimensis
天主教北京总教区

Cathedral interior
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical province Beijing
Coordinates 39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E / 39.900798; 116.374075
Statistics
Area 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total

Statistics Missing [1]
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Li Shan
Website
Website of the Archdiocese
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing
Chinese 天主教北京总教区

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing (Latin: Archidioecesis Pechimensis, Chinese: 天主教北京总教区; pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào Běijīng zǒng jiàoqū) is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese in PR China.

Special churches

Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (South Church) located in the city of Beijing, which replaces the former cathedral, now the 救世主堂 (北堂/西什库堂) (Holy Saviour Church (North Church)), also in former Peking.

History

Ordinaries

(all Latin Church) BIOS TO BE ELABORATED

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following Suffragan dioceses:

See also

References

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  5. Hong Kong Museum of Art (1997). 從北京到凡爾賽: 中法美術交流. 香港市政局. p. 233. ISBN 978-962-215-151-2. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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