Diocese of Ningyuan


The Diocese of Ningyuan, also known as Diocese of Xichang or Sichang, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Xichang in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China. It was established on August 12, 1910 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Kienchang for the Mission of Sichuan in the province's Nosuland.

Territory

The Diocese of Ningyuan covers the cities of Xichang and Panzhihua, the counties of Dechang, Huidong, Huili, Mianning, Miyi, Yanyuan, and some surrounding villages, totaling 120,000 square kilometers. It is bordered by the Diocese of Kangding to the west and northwest, Diocese of Suifu to the east, Diocese of Jiading to the northeast, Diocese of Dali to the southwest, and Archdiocese of Kunming to the east and south.

History

One of the headquarters of the Spanish Redemptorist missions in Sichuan was based in the Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu.

Bishops

; Vicars Apostolic of Kienchang
; Vicars Apostolic of Ningyuanfu
  • Joseph Bourgain, M.E.P.
  • , M.E.P.
; Bishops of Ningyuan