Roman Catholic Diocese of Shanghai
Diocese of Shanghai Dioecesis Sciamhævensis 天 主 教 上 海 教 区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nanjing |
| Metropolitan | Nanjing |
| Coordinates | 31°11′35″N 121°25′54″E / 31.1930°N 121.4317°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Ignatius Cathedral, Shanghai |
| Patron saint | Our Mother of Sheshan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Joseph Shen Bin |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Lu Xin-ping |
| Website | |
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The Diocese of Shanghai (Latin: Dioecesis Sciamhævensis; Chinese: 天主教上海教区) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the municipality of Shanghai, China.
Pope Pius XI issued a decree Omnia Quæ Catholicæ as the Apostolic Vicariate of Shanghai on 25 April 1933.
Pope Pius XII raised the vicariate to the rank of diocese via his Pontifical decree Quotidie Nos on 11 April 1946. The same Pontiff later decreed an office for the Apostolic Nunciature via the decree Per Multas Gravesque on 6 July 1946. Today, the diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Nanking.