Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying

Diocese of Jiaying
Dioecesis Chiaïmensis
天主教嘉应教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical province Guangzhou
Metropolitan Guangzhou
Statistics
Area 67,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
2,625,000
22,819 (0.9%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Family in Meizhou
Current leadership
Bishop Joseph Liao Hong-qing
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying/Kayíng/Meizhou (Latin: Chiaïmen(sis), Chinese: 嘉應, 梅縣) is a diocese of the Catholic Church which is headquartered in the city of Meizhou, in the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.

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Coordinates: 24°19′N 116°07′E / 24.317°N 116.117°E / 24.317; 116.117

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