Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen

Diocese of Jiangmen

*Dioecesis Chiammenensis*

江門
Diocese of Jiangmen; Dioecesis Chiammenensis; 江門
Location
Country	China
Metropolitan	Guangzhou
Statistics
Area	35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 1950); 4,000,000; 8,292 (0.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	圣母圣心主教座堂; (Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral)
Current leadership
Bishop	vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen/Kongmoon (Latin: Chiammenen(sis), Chinese: 江門) is a diocese located in the city of Jiangmen in the Ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.

History

January 31, 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jiangmen 江門 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭
February 3, 1927: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangmen 江門
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiangmen 江門

Former Cathedral:
- 圣母无玷圣心堂（原本主教座堂）
  (Immaculate Heart of Mary Former Cathedral)

Bishops of Jiangmen 江門 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M. (柏增) (April 11, 1946 – February 3, 1968).In 1969, when a new primary school was set up in Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Kowloon, Hong Kong, the school founding Supervisor, Fr. John M Mcloughlin, MM, named the school [[Bishop Paschang Memorial School], after Bishop Adolph John Paschang ^[1]. The school has been relocated to Kowloon Bay and renamed Bishop Paschang Catholic School. Sponsoring body of Bishop Paschang Catholic School is still the Maryknoll Fathers in Hong Kong ^[2].
Vicars Apostolic of Jiangmen 江門 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M. (柏增) (June 17, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop James Edward Walsh, M.M. (華理柱) (February 1, 1927 – July 1936)

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