Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanggu
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanggu/Yangku is a diocese
located in the city of Yanggu
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Jinan 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 Yanggu
Yanggu
Yanggu may refer to;*Yanggu County, Shandong , of Liaocheng, Shandong, China*Yanggu, Gangwon , county of Gangwon Province, South Korea...
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 Jinan in China.
History
- December 13, 1933: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Yanggu 陽穀 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yanzhoufu 兖州府
- July 11, 1939: Promoted 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 Yanggu 陽穀 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Yanggu 陽穀
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 Yanggu (Roman rite)- Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (牛會卿) (April 11, 1946 – February 28, 1973)
- Vicars Apostolic of Yanggu 陽穀 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (牛會卿) (January 12, 1943 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Thomas Tien-ken-sin, S.V.D. (田耕莘) (later 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...
) (July 11, 1939 – November 10, 1942)