Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia/Yinchuan is a diocese
located in the city of Ningxia
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Suiyuan 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 Ningxia
Ningxia
Ningxia, formerly transliterated as Ningsia, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Located in Northwest China, on the Loess Plateau, the Yellow River flows through this vast area of land. The Great Wall of China runs along its northeastern boundary...
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 Suiyuan in China.
History
- March 14, 1922: 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 Ningxia 寧夏 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningxia 寧夏
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 Ningxia (Roman rite)- Bishop Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (April 11, 1946 – August 26, 1980)
- Vicars Apostolic of Ningxia 寧夏 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (March 14, 1946 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. (石扬休) (December 21, 1931–1944)
- Bishop Goffredo Frederix, C.I.C.M. (费达德) (March 14, 1922–1930)