Roman Catholic Diocese of Fengxiang

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Diocese of Fengxiang

Dioecesis Fomsiamensis

天主教凤翔教区
Fengxiang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Li Hui-yuan
Metropolitan ArchbishopAnthony Dang Mingyan

The Diocese of Fengxiang (

Archdiocese of Xi’an
.

It is believed that this diocese, headed by Bishop Luke Li Jingfeng until his death late in 2017, is the only one in China where neither the laity nor the bishop belong to the government-sponsored

Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. Since 2017, the bishop has been Peter Li Huiyuan.[1]

History

  • November 15, 1932: Established as
    Apostolic Prefecture
    of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
  • June 9, 1942: Promoted as
    Apostolic Vicariate
    of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fengxiang 鳳翔

Leadership

References

  1. ^ "Fengxiang, 200 faithful in standoff with 600 policemen who want to destroy the Marian shrine of Mujiaping". www.asianews.it.

External links