Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang is a diocese
located in the city of Fenyang
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Taiyuan in China.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Fenyang
Fenyang
Fenyang city , formerly as Fenyang County before 1996, is a county-level city under the administration of Lüliang prefecture-level city, in Shanxi Province, China....
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Taiyuan in China.
History
- May 12, 1926: Established as Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of Fenyang 汾陽 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府) - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fenyang 汾陽
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Fenyang 汾陽 (Roman rite)- Bishop Simon Lei Chang-hsia (雷震霞) (June 9, 1949–1963)
- Bishop Francis Liu Jin-wen (Liu Chiu-wen) (劉錦文) (April 11, 1946 – January 15, 1948)
- Vicars Apostolic of Fenyang 汾陽 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Francis Liu Jin-wen (Liu Chiu-wen) (劉錦文) (July 23, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Louis Chen Guo-di (Tchen Chao-t’ien), O.F.M. (陳國砥) (May 10, 1926 – March 9, 1930)