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Roman Catholic Diocese of Haimen

Coordinates: 31°53′N 121°10′E / 31.883°N 121.167°E / 31.883; 121.167
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Diocese of Haimen

Dioecesis Haemenensis

天主教海门教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceNanjing
MetropolitanNanjing
Statistics
Area13,500 km2 (5,200 sq mi)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Good Shepherd in Nantong
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Shen Bin
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrancis Lu Xin-ping

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Haimen (Template:Lang-la, Chinese: 海門) is a diocese located in the city of Haimen in the Ecclesiastical province of Nanjing in China.

History

  • August 11, 1926: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Haimen 海門 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing 南京
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Haimen 海門

Leadership

  • Bishops of Haimen 海門 (Roman rite)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Haimen 海門 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Simone Chu Kai-min, S.J. (朱開敏) (August 2, 1926 – April 11, 1946)

References

31°53′N 121°10′E / 31.883°N 121.167°E / 31.883; 121.167