Diocese of Jiading

{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in China}} {{Coord missing|Chongqing}} {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Jiading<br />Diocese of Leshan {{smaller|(according to Catholic Patriotic Association)}} |local = {{lang|zh-hant|天主教嘉定教區}}<br />{{lang|zh-hans|天主教嘉定教区}} |latin = Dioecesis Chiatimensis |image = |caption = |country = China |province = Chongqing |metropolitan = Chongqing |established = July 10, 1929 {{small|(as apostolic prefecture)}} |denomination = Catholic Church |sui_iuris_church = Latin Church |rite = Roman Rite |cathedral = Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Leshan |area_km2 = 27,000 |population = 2,645,000 |population_as_of = 1950 |catholics = |catholics_percent= |pope = {{Incumbent pope}} |bishop = Paul Lei Shiyin |metro_archbishop = Sede vacante |map = Mission du Su-tchuen méridional.jpg |map_caption = Jiading ({{lang|fr|Kia-tin-fou}}) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map prepared by {{ill|Adrien Launay|fr}}, 1889. }}

The '''Diocese of Jiading''' (formerly spelled '''Kiating'''; {{langx|la|Dioecesis Chiatimensis}}; {{lang-zh|t=天主教嘉定教區|s=天主教嘉定教区}}), also known as '''Diocese of Leshan''' ({{lang-zh|t=天主教樂山教區|s=天主教乐山教区|labels=no}}) according to the government controlled Catholic Patriotic Association, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Leshan (formerly Jiading Prefecture) in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China.

It was established on July 10, 1929 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Yachow for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan), its episcopal see was initially located in Yachow (present-day Ya'an).

== Territory == The Diocese of Jiading covers Leshan ({{lang|fr|Kia-tin-fou}}), Emeishan ({{lang|fr|O-my-hien}}), Meishan ({{lang|fr|Mey-tcheou}}), and Ya'an ({{lang|fr|Ya-tcheou-fou}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ucanews.com/directory/dioceses/china-leshan/256 |title=Diocese of Leshan |author= |date= |website=ucanews.com |access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref> It is bordered by the Diocese of Kangding to the west, Diocese of Ningyuan to the southwest, Diocese of Suifu to the south and east, and Diocese of Chengdu to the north.

==History== {{further|Catholic Church in Sichuan}} * July 10, 1929: Established as '''Apostolic Prefecture of Yachow''' ({{lang|fr|Ya-tcheou-fou}}) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu ({{lang|fr|Su-tcheou-fou}}) * March 3, 1933: Promoted as '''Apostolic Vicariate of Yachow''' * February 9, 1938: Renamed as '''Apostolic Vicariate of Kiating''' ({{lang|fr|Kia-tin-fou}}) * April 11, 1946: Promoted as '''Diocese of Kiating'''

== Bishops == ; Apostolic Prefect of Yachow {{align|right|thumb|130px|Matthias Li Jun-ho, first Apostolic Prefect of Yachow}} * {{ill|Matthias Li Jun-ho|no}}, October 22, 1929 – March 3, 1933

; Apostolic Vicars of Yachow * Matthias Li Jun-ho, March 3, 1933 – August 4, 1935 * {{ill|Fabian Yu Yuwen|ru|Юй Юйвэнь, Фабиан}}, July 7, 1936 – February 9, 1938

; Apostolic Vicar of Kiating * Fabian Yu Yuwen, February 9, 1938 – March 6, 1943

; Bishops of Kiating/Jiading * Paul Deng Jizhou, June 9, 1949 – August 10, 1990 * Matthew Luo Duxi, September 21, 1993 – December 4, 2009 * Paul Lei Shiyin, June 29, 2011 –

==See also== * Anglican Diocese of Szechwan

==References== {{Reflist}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kiat0.htm |title=Diocese of Jiading |author= |date= |website=gcatholic.org |access-date=October 24, 2023}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkiat.html |title=Diocese of Leshan [Kiating] |author= |date= |website=catholic-hierarchy.org |access-date=October 24, 2023}}

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