Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi/Chongli is a diocese
located in the city of Xiwanzi
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Suiyuan 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 Xiwanzi
Xiwanzi
Xiwanzi is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, 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 Suiyuan in China.
History
- August 20, 1840: 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 Mongolia 蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Liaotung 遼東 - December 21, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Mongolia 中蒙古
- March 14, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chahaer 察哈爾
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Xiwanzi 西彎子
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xiwanzi 西彎子
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 Xiwanzi (Roman rite)- Bishop Melchior Zhang Ke-xing (張克興) (November 24, 1951 – November 6, 1988)
- Bishop Leone Giovanni M. De Smedt, C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – November 24, 1951)
- Vicars Apostolic of Xiwanzi 西彎子 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Leone Giovanni M. De Smedt, C.I.C.M. (December 14, 1931 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Everardo Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. (January 12, 1924 – May 5, 1931)
- Vicars Apostolic of Chahaer 察哈爾 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jeroom Van Aertselaer, C.I.C.M. (May 1, 1898 – January 12, 1924)
- Vicars Apostolic of Mongolia 蒙古 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Florent Daguin, C.M. (July 17, 1857 – May 9, 1859)
- Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (August 23, 1840 – April 28, 1846)