Roman Catholic Diocese of Shaozhou
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shaozhou/Shíuchow/Shaoguan is a diocese
located in the city of Shaozhou in the Ecclesiastical province
of Guangzhou 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 Shaozhou 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 Guangzhou in China.
History
- April 9, 1920: 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 Shaozhou 韶州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangzhou 廣州 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Shaozhou 韶州
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 Shaozhou 韶州 (Roman rite)- Bishop Michele Alberto Arduino, S.D.B. (April 9, 1948 – October 21, 1962)
- Bishop Ignazio Canazei, S.D.B. (April 11, 1946 – October 12, 1946)
- Vicars Apostolic of Shaozhou 韶州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Ignazio Canazei, S.D.B. (July 24, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
- SaintSaintA saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
Bishop Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. (雷鳴道) (April 22, 1920 – February 25, 1930)