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Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen

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

Dioecesis Sciiamenensis

天主教厦门教区
Location
CountryChina
TerritoryXiamen; Quanzhou; Putian; Zhangzhou; Zhangping of Longyan
Ecclesiastical provinceFuzhou
MetropolitanFuzhou
Statistics
Area30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
7,500,000
16,588 (0.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King in Xiamen
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Cai Bingrui
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Lin Jiashan

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

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