Roman Catholic Diocese of Hengzhou
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hengzhou/Hengchow/Hengyang is a diocese
located in the city of Hengzhou in the Ecclesiastical province
of Changsha 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 Hengzhou 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 Changsha in China.
History
- July 23, 1930: 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 Hengzhou 衡州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Changsha 長沙 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Hengzhou 衡州
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 Hengzhou (Roman rite)- Bishop Joseph Wan Ci-zhang, O.F.M. (萬次章) (February 14, 1952 – March 1961)
- Bishop Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. (April 11, 1946 – February 1, 1951)
- Vicars Apostolic of Hengzhou 衡州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. (July 23, 1930 – April 11, 1946)