List of Catholic dioceses in China

The Catholic Church in China comprises

  • 21 Latin Catholic ecclesiastical provinces (including one for Taiwan), consisting of 21 Metropolitan archdioceses and 87 suffragan dioceses
  • 30 exempt (i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See) jurisdictions : many (pre-diocesan) apostolic prefectures and the diocese of Macau)

Furthermore, the Eastern Catholic (Byzantine rite) Russian Greek Catholic Church has an exempt Apostolic exarchate for China in Harbin.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) to China, in Taipei, national capital of Taiwan, also charged with PRC, Hongkong and Macau.

The Catholic Church recognizes the Republic of China as the sole government for all of China; nevertheless, it does not recognize all of its territorial claims. The term “China” has to be understood as including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan in its 1949 provincial boundaries and Mainland China as effectively controlled by the People's Republic of China. Due to the non-recognition of the People's Republic of China, however, the authority of the Taipei-based Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference is effectively limited to the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. The dioceses of Hong Kong (suffragan of Kanton) and Macao (exempt) do not belong to that conference. The dioceses of Mainland China take part in the Beijing-based Chinese Bishops Conference, which is not recognized by the Holy See.

Current Latin provinces and dioceses in PR China incl. Hongkong

Ecclesiastical Province of Anqing

Ecclesiastical Province of Beijing

Ecclesiastical Province of Changsha

Ecclesiastical Province of Chongqing

Ecclesiastical Province of Fuzhou

Ecclesiastical Province of Guangzhou

Ecclesiastical Province of Guiyang

Ecclesiastical Province of Hangzhou

Ecclesiastical Province of Hankou

Ecclesiastical Province of Jinan

Ecclesiastical Province of Kaifeng

Ecclesiastical Province of Kunming

Ecclesiastical Province of Lanzhou

Ecclesiastical Province of Nanchang

Ecclesiastical Province of Nanjing

Ecclesiastical Province of Nanning

Ecclesiastical Province of Shenyang

Ecclesiastical Province of Suiyuan

Ecclesiastical Province of Taiyuan

Ecclesiastical Province of Xi'an

Current Latin province and dioceses in Taiwan

Ecclesiastical Province of Taipei

Current exempt jurisdictions, immediately subject to the Holy See

Pre-diocesan : Apostolic Prefectures

(all in the PRC; many Apostolic prefectures are vacant, often long-term)

Eastern Catholic : Byzantine Rite

Defunct jurisdictions

Most former jurisdictions have current successor sees (although many are vacant).

Suppressed without 'direct' successor (all in continental China) :

(Arch)Diocesan

There are no titular sees, and the Latin

  • Titular Patriarchal See of All the East was suppressed in 1370 after a single incumbent, the Archbishop of Khanbalik.

Pre-diocesan

(some had their title preserved when merged into another)

See also

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