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) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Li Shan |
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Chinese | 天主教北京总教区 | ||||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | tiān zhǔ jiào Běijīng zǒng jiàoqū |
Wade–Giles | T'iēnchǔchiào Pěichīng tsǔngchiàoch'ǘ |
Yale Romanization | tyān jǔ jyàu Běijīng dzǔng jyàuchyū |
Coordinates: 39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing (Latin: Archidioecesis Pechimensis, Chinese: 天主教北京总教区; pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào Běijīng zǒng jiàoqū) is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese in PR China.
Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (South Church) located in the city of Beijing, which replaces the former cathedral, now the 救世主堂 (北堂/西什库堂) (Holy Saviour Church (North Church)), also in former Peking.
(all Latin Church) BIOS TO BE ELABORATED
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following Suffragan dioceses: