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Diocese of Suzhou [Soochow]

Dioecesis Suceuvensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Xu Honggen, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 9 June 1949
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nanjing [Nanking]
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
9 June 1949ErectedDiocese of Shanghai [Shanghai] (Soochow (or Wuhsien), Changshu, Taitsang, Kun Shan, and Wujiang) Diocese of Suzhou [Soochow] (erected)

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 588, to Page 591

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