Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou

Diocese of Yizhou
Dioecesis Iceuvensis
天主教沂州教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical province Jinan
Metropolitan Jinan
Statistics
Area 18,000 km2 (6,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
3,600,000
20,545 (0.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral in Linyi
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop John Fang Xing-yao
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou/Ichow/Linyi (Latin: Iceuven(sis), Chinese: 沂州, 臨沂) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jinan in PR China.

Its episcopal see is located in the city of Yizhou.

History

Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicar of Yizhoufu 沂州府
Suffragan Bishops of Yizhou 沂州

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