Roman Catholic Diocese of Rehe
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rehe/Jehol/Jinzhou is a diocese
located in the city of Rehe
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Shenyang 瀋陽 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 Rehe
Rehe
Rehe , also known as Jehol, is a defunct Chinese Special administrative district and later province.-Administration:Rehe was located north of the Great Wall, west of Manchuria, and east of Mongolia. The capital of Rehe was the city of Chengde. The second largest city in the province was Chaoyang,...
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 Shenyang 瀋陽 in China.
History
- December 21, 1883: 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 Eastern Mongolia 東蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古 - December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Rehe 熱河
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Rehe 熱河
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 Rehe 熱河 (Roman rite)- Bishop Joseph Julian Oste, C.I.C.M. (1948.04.09 – 1971.01.19)
- Bishop Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. (1946.04.11 – 1948.01.09)
- Vicars Apostolic of Rehe 熱河 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. (1942.02.04 – 1946.04.11)
- Bishop Conrad Abels, C.I.C.M. (1897.07.05 – 1942)