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Diocese of Weifang

Dioecesis Veifangensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Antonio Sun Wenjun, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 April 2023
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Jinan [Tsinan]
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Square Kilometers: 16,167 (6,244 Square Miles)
  • Description: Neighborhoods of Weicheng, Hanting, Fangzi, and Kuiwen; municipal development “zones”; Linju and Changle counties; and the cities of Qingzhou, Zhucheng, Shouguang, Anqiu, Gaomi, and Changyi

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 April 2023ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Yiduxian [Iduhsien] (suppressed) Diocese of Zhoucun [Chowtsun] (Neighborhoods of Boshane di Linzi and the counties of Guangrao, Boxing, and Gaoqing)
Archdiocese of Jinan [Tsinan] (Eastern part of the Laiwu neighborhoods)
Diocese of Weifang (erected) (Neighborhoods of Weicheng, Hanting, Fangzi, and Kuiwen; municipal development “zones”; Linju and Changle counties; and the cities of Qingzhou, Zhucheng, Shouguang, Anqiu, Gaomi, and Changyi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
20246,0009,386,705.1%106006bul:29Jan2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 115, Page 486, and Page 487

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