Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suzhou/Wuxian is a diocese
located in the city of Suzhou
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Nanjing 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 Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
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 Nanjing in China.
History
- June 9, 1949: Established as Diocese of Suzhou 蘇州 from the Diocese of ShanghaiRoman Catholic Diocese of ShanghaiThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Shanghai is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in China. It was erected on December 13, 1933 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Shanghai by Pope Pius XI, and was later elevated to the rank of a diocese on April 11, 1946 by Pope Pius XII...
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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 Suzhou 蘇州 (Roman rite)- Bishop Joseph Xu Honggen
- CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (龔品梅) (Apostolic Administrator July 15, 1950 – March 12, 2000) - Bishop Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (龔品梅) (later Cardinal) (August 9, 1949 – July 15, 1950)