Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Apostolic Prefecture 
Name: Shashi 沙市 (中文) / Shasi / Shāshì 沙市 (简体中文) / Shasien(sis) (Latin)
Immediately subject to the Holy See
Neighbouring Dioceses: Lixian 澧縣 (↙), Yichang 宜昌 (↖), Hanyang 漢陽 (→), Puqi 蒲圻 (↘)
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Now Governed by Patriotic Diocese: Jingzhou 荊州 
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Fr. Julian Edward Dillon (狄隆), O.F.M.
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Jingzhou 荆州, Hubei 
Area: 9,560 km²
Population: 8,869 Catholics (0.4% of 2,000,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 14 parishes, 20 missions
Personnel: 27 priests (10 diocesan, 17 religious), 36 religious (18 brothers, 18 sisters), 3 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.03.30
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