Roman Catholic Diocese of Fengxiang
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Diocese of Fengxiang Dioecesis Fomsiamensis 天主教凤翔教区 | |
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![]() Cathedral of St Joseph in Fengxiang | |
Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Xi’an |
Metropolitan | Xi’an |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 1950) 1,000,000 8,504 (0.9%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Joseph in Fengxiang |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Peter Li Hui-yuan |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Dang Mingyan |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fengxiang (Latin: Fomsiamen(sis), Chinese: 鳳翔) is a diocese located in Fengxiang (Shaanxi) in the Ecclesiastical province of Xi’an in China.
It is believed that this diocese, headed by Bishop Luke Li Jingfeng until his death late in 2017, is the only one in China where neither the laity nor the bishop belong to the government-sponsored Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. Since 2017, the bishop has been Peter Li Huiyuan.[1]
History[]
- November 15, 1932: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
- June 9, 1942: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fengxiang 鳳翔
Leadership[]
- Prefects Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
- Fr. Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (later Bishop) (October 26, 1933 – June 9, 1942)
- Vicars Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
- Bishop Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (June 9, 1942 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishops of Fengxiang 鳳翔
- Bishop Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (April 11, 1946 – October 4, 1949)
- Bishop Anthony Zhou Wei-dao, O.F.M. (周維道) (May 31, 1950 – 1979)
- Bishop Lucas Li Jing-feng (1983 – November 17, 2017)
- Bishop (November 17, 2017 – present)
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in China
- Christian organizations established in 1932
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Christianity in Shaanxi
- Organizations based in Shaanxi
- Chinese Roman Catholic diocese stubs