Roman Catholic Diocese of Taizhou
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taizhou/Linhai is a diocese
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 Taizhou
Taizhou, Zhejiang
Taizhou is a prefecture-level city in middle eastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China...

 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 Hangzhou in China.

History

  • August 10, 1926: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Taizhou 台州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ningbo 寧波
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Taizhou 台州

Leadership

  • Bishop
    Bishop
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    s of Taizhou 台州 (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Joseph Hu Jo-shan, C.M.
      Lazarists
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      (胡若山) (April 11, 1946 – August 28, 1962)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Taizhou 台州 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Joseph Hu Jo-shan, C.M. (胡若山) (July 30, 1926 – April 11, 1946)
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