Diocese of Wanxian
The Diocese of Wanxian, also known as Diocese of Wanzhou, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in Wanzhou District, Chongqing in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing, in the easternmost part of western China. It was established on August 2, 1929 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Wanhsien for the Mission of Sichuan.
Territory
The Diocese of Wanxian covers Wanzhou District and eight counties in the mountainous area of northern Chongqing, namely, Chengkou, Fengjie, Kaixian, Liangping, Wushan, Wuxi, Yunyang and Zhongxian, totaling approximately 20,000 square kilometers. It is bordered by the Diocese of Shunqing to the west, Diocese of Shinan to the east, Apostolic Prefecture of Xing'anfu to the north, and Archdiocese of Chongqing to the south and southwest.History
- August 2, 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Wanhsien from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chungking
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as '''Diocese of Wanhsien'''
Special churches
- Sacred Heart Church at Longbao, a town located in the suburbs of Wanxian.
Bishops
; Vicar Apostolic of Wanhsien; Bishop of Wanhsien
- Francis Xavier Wang Zepu