List of Catholic dioceses in 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 (suffragan of Guangzhou) and Macao (exempt) 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.

Also note that a small part of the diocese of Xiamen, the island of Kinmen, is administered by the Republic of China.

In all of greater China, only one non-Latin jurisdiction exists: an apostolic exarchate of the Russian Greek Catholic Church in Harbin.

However, the Chinese government has its own division of the dioceses, which is not necessarily identical to that of the Holy See.

As a general guideline, however, the ecclesiastical provinces largely correspond with the following civil provinces: The ecclesiastical jurisdictions in Hainan, Macao, Qinghai and Xinjiang are all exempt, though Macao is a diocese (the others are apostolic prefectures or apostolic administrations).

Furthermore, the Apostolic Prefecture of Yixian has not yet been elevated to the rank of diocese, and as such is not yet part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Beijing, but is still exempt.

In Guizhou province, one exempt jurisdiction is also located: the Apostolic Prefecture of Shiqian.

Furthermore, the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang has not yet been elevated to the rank of diocese, and as such is not yet part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Kaifeng, but is still exempt.

Note that the archdiocese is located in Kaifeng, and not in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan since 1954.

In Yunnan province, one exempt jurisdiction is also located: the Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaotong.

Also, note that the diocese of Beihai, which is located in Guangxi, is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Guangdong.

However, the Diocese of Chifeng belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Shenyang, but is located in Inner Mongolia.

Also, the Diocese of Chifeng is located in Inner Mongolia, but belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Shenyang.

However, the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinjiang (also referred to as Yuncheng or Jiangzhou) has not yet been elevated to the rank of diocese, and as such is not yet part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Taiyuan, but is still exempt.

In total the CPCA has 104 dioceses, whereas according to the Holy See, mainland China has 143 jurisdictions.

For example, according to the Holy See, Hunan province exists of one archdiocese, three dioceses and four apostolic prefectures.

In the following provinces, no new dioceses were established and existing dioceses were not abolished: Beijing, Chongqing, Gansu, Hainan, Henan, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Tianjin, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan and Zhejiang.