Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiading (formerly spelled Kiating; Dioecesis Chiatimensis; ), also known as Diocese of Leshan according to the government controlled Catholic Patriotic Association, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Leshan (formerly Jiading Prefecture) in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China.

It was established on July 10, 1929 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Yachow for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan), its episcopal see was initially located in Yachow (present-day Ya'an).

Territory
The Diocese of Jiading covers Leshan (Kia-tin-fou), Emeishan (O-my-hien), Meishan (Mey-tcheou), and Ya'an (Ya-tcheou-fou). It is bordered by the Diocese of Kangding to the west, Diocese of Ningyuan to the southwest, Diocese of Suifu to the south and east, and Diocese of Chengdu to the north.

History

 * July 10, 1929: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yachow (Ya-tcheou-fou) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu (Su-tcheou-fou)
 * March 3, 1933: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Yachow
 * February 9, 1938: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiating (Kia-tin-fou)
 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Kiating

Bishops
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 * Apostolic Prefect of Yachow
 * Matthias Li Jun-ho, October 22, 1929 – March 3, 1933


 * Apostolic Vicars of Yachow
 * Matthias Li Jun-ho, March 3, 1933 – August 4, 1935
 * Fabian Yu Yuwen, July 7, 1936 – February 9, 1938


 * Apostolic Vicar of Kiating
 * Fabian Yu Yuwen, February 9, 1938 – March 6, 1943


 * Bishops of Kiating/Jiading
 * Paul Deng Jizhou, June 9, 1949 – August 10, 1990
 * Matthew Luo Duxi, September 21, 1993 – December 4, 2009
 * Paul Lei Shiyin, June 29, 2011 –