Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji’an
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji'an/Kian is a diocese
located in the city of Ji'an
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Nanchang 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 Ji'an
Ji'an
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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 Nanchang in China.
History
- August 19, 1879: 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 Kiangsi 江西南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi 江西 - August 25, 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jing’an 晶安
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ji’anfu 吉安府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ji’an 吉安
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 Ji’an 吉安 (Roman rite)- Bishop Gaetano Mignani, C.M.LazaristsCongregation of the Mission is a vowed order of priests and brothers associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations who claim St. Vincent de Paul as their founder or Patron...
(April 11, 1946 – January 29, 1973)
- Bishop Gaetano Mignani, C.M.
- Vicars Apostolic of Ji’anfu 吉安府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Gaetano Mignani, C.M. (October 15, 1931 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Nicola Ciceri, C.M. (July 3, 1907 – October 15, 1931)
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Kiangsi 江西南境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jules-Auguste Coqset, C.M. (順其衡) (June 29, 1887 – May 3, 1907)
- Bishop Adrien-François Rouger, C.M. (September 7, 1883 – March 31, 1887)