Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanzhou
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanzhou/Yenchow is a diocese
located in the city of Yanzhou
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Jinan in China. The cathedral is now in the hands of the Patriotic Church of 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 Yanzhou
Yanzhou
Yanzhou is a county-level city of Jining, in the southwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China.-Administration:The County-level city of Yanzhou administers 10 township-level divisions.-Transportation:*Beijing-Shanghai Railway...
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. The cathedral is now in the hands of the Patriotic Church of China.
History
- December 2, 1885: 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 Southern Shantung 山東南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung 山東 - December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yanzhoufu 兖州府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Yanzhou 兖州
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 Yanzhou 兖州 (Roman rite)- Bishop Theodore Schu, S.V.D. (舒德祿) (April 11, 1946 – August 24, 1965)
- Vicars Apostolic of Yanzhoufu 兖州府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Theodore Schu, S.V.D. (舒德祿) (November 19, 1936 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Augustin HenninghausAugustin HenninghausAugustin Henninghaus SVD was a German Roman Catholic missionary and bishop in China-Life:...
, S.V.D. (August 7, 1904 – June 1935)
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shantung 山東南境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Johann Baptist von AnzerJohann Baptist von AnzerJohann Baptist Anzer, later von Anzer, SVD was a member of the Society of the Divine Word, popularly known as the Divine Word Missionaries, and Catholic bishop of the German Mission to China in Shandong Province....
, S.V.D. (January 4, 1886 – November 24, 1903)
- Bishop Johann Baptist von Anzer