Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou/Tsínchow/Tianshui is a diocese
located in the city of Qinzhou
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Lanzhou 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 Qinzhou
Qinzhou District
Qinzhou District is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 17 districts of Gansu. It is part of the Tianshui prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat....
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 Lanzhou in China.
History
- April 28, 1905: 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 Southern Kansu 甘肅南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kan-su 甘肅 - March 8, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Kansu 甘肅東境
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Qinzhou 秦州
- April 11, 1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Qinzhou 秦州
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 Qinzhou 秦州 (Roman rite)- Bishop Peter G. Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. (April 21, 1949 – November 17, 1959)
- Vicars Apostolic of Qinzhou 秦州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Salvador-Pierre Walleser (March 28, 1922 – January 1, 1946)
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Costante Daems, C.I.C.M. (1914–1922)
- Bishop Everardo Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. (1905 – May 6, 1914)