Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong/Nancheng is a diocese
located in the city of Hanzhong
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Xi'an 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 Hanzhong
Hanzhong
Hanzhong is a municipality in southwest Shaanxi Province, China, occupying a historically significant valley in the mountains between the Xi'an area, home to many Chinese capitals, and the fertile but isolated Sichuan Basin...
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 Xi'an in China.
History
- August 2, 1887: Established as the 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 Southern Shensi 陝西南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi 陝西 - December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hanzhongfu 漢中府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Hanzhong 漢中
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 Hanzhong 漢中 (Roman rite)- Bishop Giuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. (孟守道) (January 13, 1949 – August 17, 1963)
- Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (April 11, 1946 – February 2, 1966)
- Vicars Apostolic of Hanzhongfu 漢中府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (March 11, 1935 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Lorenzo Balconi, P.I.M.E. (巴) (later Archbishop) (March 7, 1928–1935)
- Bishop Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (康) (December 3, 1924–1925)
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shensi 陝西南境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (康) (April 2, 1919 – December 3, 1924)
- Bishop Pio Giuseppe Passerini, P.I.M.E. (拔士林) (March 29, 1895 – April 24, 1918)