Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengzhou
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengzhou/Chengchow is a diocese
located in the city of Zhengzhou
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Kaifeng 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 Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou , is the capital and largest city of Henan province in north-central China. A prefecture-level city, it also serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational centre of the province, as well as a major transportation hub for Central 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 Kaifeng in China.
History
- August 28, 1882: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Western Honan 河南西境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Honan 河南
- May 2, 1911: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Honan 河南西境
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengzhou 鄭州
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhengzhou 鄭州
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 Zhengzhou 鄭州 (Roman rite)- Bishop Faustino M. Tissot, S.X. (May 10, 1946–1983)
- Vicars Apostolic of Zhengzhou 鄭州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Luigi Calza, S.X. (September 18, 1911 – October 22, 1944)
- Vicars Apostolic of Western Honan 河南西境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Luigi Calza, S.X. (June 23, 1906 – September 18, 1911)