Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang
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Diocese of Fenyang Dioecesis Feniamensis 天主教汾阳教区 | |
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Location | |
Country | China |
Ecclesiastical province | Taiyuan |
Metropolitan | Taiyuan |
Statistics | |
Area | 84,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 2,085,000 15,618 (0.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral in Fenyang |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Vacant |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang (Latin: Feniamen(sis), Chinese: 汾陽) is a diocese located in the city of Fenyang (Shanxi) in the ecclesiastical province of Taiyuan in China.
History
[edit]- May 12, 1926: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fenyang 汾陽 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府)
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fenyang 汾陽
Leadership
[edit]- Vicars Apostolic of Fenyang 汾陽 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Aloysius Chen Guodi (Tchen Chao-t’ien), O.F.M. (陳國砥) (May 10, 1926 – March 9, 1930)
- Bishop Francis Liu Jin-wen (Liu Chiu-wen) (劉錦文) (July 23, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishops of Fenyang 汾陽 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francis Liu Jin-wen (Liu Chiu-wen) (劉錦文) (April 11, 1946 – January 15, 1948)
- Bishop Simon Lei Chang-hsia (雷震霞) (June 9, 1949 – 1963)
- Bishop John Huo Cheng (1991 – January 2, 2023)
References
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