Diocese of Jehol

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol^[1] (Latin: dioecesis Geholensis), also known in Chinese as Rehe or Jinzhou, is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Shenyang in China, covering part of the former Rehe Province. Both Jehol and Rehe are forms of the former Chinese name of the city of Chengde; Jinzhou refers to the State of Jin that formerly occupied part of the diocese.

Diocese of Jehol Dioecesis Geholensis 天主教热河教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Shenyang
Metropolitan	Shenyang
Statistics
Population Total Catholics	(as of 1950) 5,235,341 31,845 (0.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Pei Junmin

Diocese of Jehol
Simplified Chinese	天主教热河教区
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tiānzhǔjiào Rèhé Jiàoqū Wade–Giles T'ien-chu-chiao Jê-ho Chiao-ch'ü Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Tin1 zyu2 gaau3 Jit6 ho4 Gaau3 keoi1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	熱河
Simplified Chinese	热河
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Rèhé Wade–Giles Jê-ho
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	晉州
Simplified Chinese	晋州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jìnzhōu Wade–Giles Chin-chou

The diocese lost an important part of its territory in 2018, when the entire city of Chengde was taken out to form the Diocese of Chengde, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Beijing. Now, only the Liaoning part of the diocese remains, along with a very small part of Hebei.

History

• December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia 東蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jehol 熱河
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jehol 熱河

Leadership

• Bishops of Jehol 熱河 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Julian Oste, C.I.C.M. (April 9, 1948 – January 19, 1971)
  • Bishop Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – January 9, 1948)
• Vicars Apostolic of Jehol 熱河 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. (February 4, 1942 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Conrad Abels, C.I.C.M. (July 5, 1897 – 1942)
• Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia 東蒙古
  • Bishop Théodore-Herman Rutjes, C.I.C.M. (December 11, 1883 – August 4, 1896 [died])