39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E
Archdiocese of Beijing Archidioecesis Pechimensis 天主教北京总教区 | |
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Location | |
Country | China |
Ecclesiastical province | Beijing |
Coordinates | 39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E |
Statistics | |
Area | 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total | Statistics Missing [1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1307 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Li Shan |
Website | |
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Chinese | 天主教北京总教区 | ||||||||||
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing (Latin: Archidioecesis Pechimensis) is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese in the People's Republic of China.
Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (South Church) located in the city of Beijing (Peking), which replaces the former cathedral, now the Holy Saviour Church (North Church), also in Beijing.
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following Suffragan dioceses:
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