Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia
Diocese of Ningxia Dioecesis Nimsciianus 天主教宁夏教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Suiyuan |
| Metropolitan | Suiyuan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 1,000,000 35,313 (3.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Yinchuan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Li Jing |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Meng Qinglu |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia/Yinchuan (
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
.
No statistics available. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, located in the city of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region.
History
- Established on 14 March 1922 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia(西南蒙古)
- Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Ningxia
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman rite; until 1980 European missionary members of a Latin congregation)[1]
- Apostolic Vicars of Ningxia
- Northern Kansu(甘肅北境) (China) (1920.03.05–1922.03.08); died 1938
- Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. (石扬休) (born Belgium) (December 21, 1931–death 13 January 1944), Titular Bishop of Petinessus (1931.12.14–1944.01.13)
- Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (born Belgium) (March 14, 1946–April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Sufes (1946.03.14–1946.04.11)
- Suffragan Bishops of Ningxia
- Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (see above April 11, 1946–death August 26, 1980)
- Joseph Ma Zhongmu (馬仲牧) (first Chinese incumbent) (1984–2004)
- uncanonical John Baptist Liu Jing-shan (劉靜山) (1993–20 December 2009)
- Coadjutor Bishopof Ningxia (2007–2009).
See also
References
- ^ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ning0.htm GCatholic.org
Sources and external links
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