The Diocese of Qingdao/Tsingtao (Latin: Zimtaoven(sis), simplified Chinese: 青岛; traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: Qīngdǎo) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic ChurchinChina. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan.
Diocese of Qingdao
Dioecesis Zimtaovensis
天主教青岛教区
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Location | |
Country | China |
Ecclesiastical province | Jinan |
Statistics | |
Area | 17,000 km2 (6,600 sq mi) |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Thomas Chen Tianhao |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Zhang Xianwang |
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael in the city of Qingdao, in Shandong.
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