Roman Catholic Diocese of Kangding

Diocese of Kangding
Dioecesis Camtimensis
天主教康定教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical province Chongqing
Metropolitan Chongqing
Statistics
Area 160,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
4,000,000
5,870 (0.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Kangding
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop Sede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kangding/Kanting (Latin: Camtimen(sis), Chinese: 康定) is a Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Chongqing in western China, but still dependent on the Roman missionary Congregation propaganda Fide.

Its episcopal see is located in the city of Kangding. It is vacant since 1962.

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Lhassa 拉薩
Apostolic Vicars of Tibet 西藏
Apostolic Vicars of Dajianlu 打箭爐
Suffragan Bishops of Kangding 康定

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