List of Roman Catholic dioceses in China

The Catholic Church in China comprises 21 Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces, consisting of 21 archdioceses, 86 suffragan dioceses and 30 exempt dioceses (many apostolic prefectures and the diocese of Macau), i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, all members of the Latin Church. Furthermore, the Byzantine rite Russian Catholic Church has an Apostolic exarchate for China in Harbin.

The Catholic Church recognizes the Republic of China as the sole government for all of China; nevertheless, it does not recognize all of the ROC's territorial claims. The term “China” has to be understood as including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan province in its 1949 boundaries and Mainland China as effectively controlled by the People's Republic of China. Due to the non-recognition of the People's Republic of China, however, the authority of the Taipei-based Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference is effectively limited to the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. The dioceses of Hong Kong and Macao do not belong to that conference. The dioceses of Mainland China take part in the Beijing-based Chinese Bishops Conference, which is not recognized by the Holy See.

List of Chinese Catholic provinces and dioceses in China

Ecclesiastical Province of Anqing

Ecclesiastical Province of Beijing

Ecclesiastical Province of Changsha

Ecclesiastical Province of Chongqing

Ecclesiastical Province of Fuzhou

Ecclesiastical Province of Guangzhou

Ecclesiastical Province of Guiyang

Ecclesiastical Province of Hangzhou

Ecclesiastical Province of Hankou

Ecclesiastical Province of Jinan

Ecclesiastical Province of Kaifeng

Ecclesiastical Province of Kunming

Ecclesiastical Province of Lanzhou

Ecclesiastical Province of Nanchang

Ecclesiastical Province of Nanjing

Ecclesiastical Province of Nanning

Ecclesiastical Province of Shenyang

Ecclesiastical Province of Suiyuan

Ecclesiastical Province of Taipei

Ecclesiastical Province of Taiyuan

Ecclesiastical Province of Xi'an

List of exempt Catholic Chinese dioceses, immediately subject to the Holy See

(many Apostolic prefectures are vacant, often long-term)

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