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Diocese of Weifang

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Weifang is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jinan in China. Anthony Sun Venjun has been the Bishop of Weifang since 29 January 2024. The diocese replaced the Apostolic Prefecture of Yiduxian.[1][2][3]

CountryChina
MetropolitanJinan
Area16,167 km2 (6,242 sq mi)
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Diocese of Weifang
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceJinan
MetropolitanJinan
Statistics
Area16,167 km2 (6,242 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2024)
  • 9.39 million
  • 6,000
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DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 April 2023
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ the King, Qingzhou, Weifang, Shandong
Secular priests10
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAnthony Sun Wenjun
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Zhang Xianwang
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