Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Apostolic Prefecture
Name: Yixian 易縣 (中文) / Yihsien / Yìxiàn 易县 (简体中文) / Yihsienen(sis) (Latin) / de Yihsien (Latin)
Immediately subject to the Holy See
Neighbouring Dioceses: Zhengding 正定 (↙), Datong 大同 (↖), Xuanhua 宣化 (↑), Beijing 北京 (→), Baoding 保定 (↓)
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Prefect Apostolic: | vacant |
Prefects Apostolic of Yixian 易縣 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Cosmas Shi En-xiang (師恩祥)
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Bishop Peter Liu Guan-dong (劉冠東)
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Bishop Paul Song Wei-li (宋維禮), C.M.
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Bishop Francis Zhou Shan-fu (周善夫)
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Fr. Tarcisio Martina (馬迪懦), C.S.S.
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Ecclesiastical Superiors of Yixian 易縣 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Tarcisio Martina (馬迪懦), C.S.S. (see above) |
Area: 7,900 km²
Population: 6,375 Catholics (0.8% of 800,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 6 missions
Personnel: 13 priests (6 diocesan, 7 religious), 40 religious (8 brothers, 32 sisters), 5 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.29
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