Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen

Diocese of Xiamen
Dioecesis Sciiamenensis
天主教厦门教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical province Fuzhou
Metropolitan Fuzhou
Statistics
Area 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
7,500,000
16,588 (0.2%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King in Xiamen
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joseph Cai Bing-rui
Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Lin Jia-shan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen/Amoy/Hsíamen (Latin: Sciiamenen(sis), Chinese: 廈門) is a diocese located in the city of Xiamen in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou in China.

History

Leadership

References

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article The Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy.

Coordinates: 24°28′00″N 118°04′59″E / 24.4667°N 118.0830°E / 24.4667; 118.0830

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