Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen

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Diocese of Jiangmen

Dioecesis Chiammenensis

天主教江门教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceGuangzhou
MetropolitanGuangzhou
Statistics
Area35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 1950)
4,000,000
8,292 (0.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Zhongshan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPaul Liang Jian-sen[1]
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Gan Junqiu
Fr Liang Jian-sen, current Bishop of Jiangmen introducing the history of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral to students of the five Maryknoll Fathers schools from Hong Kong. On the left of the photo is Fr Thomas A Peyton. Photo taken on 19 March 2011.
Fr Thomas A Peyton introducing the history of Bishop Adolph John Paschang, who used to serve in this Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, to students of the five Maryknoll Fathers schools from Hong Kong. On the right hand side of the photo is Fr Liang Jian-sen. Photo taken on 19 March 2011.
A group photo of the students of the five Maryknoll Fathers schools from Hong Kong in front of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral at No. 67 Hai Bang Road, Bei Jie, Jiangmen, where Bishop Adolph J Paschang used to serve. Right in the middle of the front row is Fr Liang Jian-sen who is now Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen. Photo taken on 19 March 2011.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen/Kongmoon (Latin: Chiammenen(sis), Chinese: 江門) is a diocese located in the city of Jiangmen in the Ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.

History[]

  • January 31, 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jiangmen 江門 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭
  • February 3, 1927: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangmen 江門
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiangmen 江門

Special churches[]

  • Former Cathedral:
    • 圣母无玷圣心堂（原本主教座堂）
      (Immaculate Heart of Mary Former Cathedral)

Leadership[]

  • Bishops of Jiangmen 江門 (Roman rite)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Jiangmen 江門 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M. (柏增) (June 17, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
    • Bishop James Edward Walsh, M.M. (華理柱) (February 1, 1927 – July 1936). Bishop Walsh Memorial School was founded in 1963 in memory of the good work of Bishop Walsh,[7] who upon his release by the Communist government on 10 July 1970, was the last Western missioner to be released.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "A Friend of Maryknoll Ordained as Bishop of Jiangmen". Fr. Brian Barrons. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  2. ^ "天主教江门教区隆重举行梁建森主教祝圣典礼". Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  3. ^ "亚洲/中国 - 江门主教祝圣，信仰通讯社，2011-04-08". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  4. ^ "天主教江门教区隆重举行梁建森主教祝圣典礼". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  5. ^ "瑪利諾神父創會百周年紀念特約專輯2". 明報 E2 版. 2011-04-21.
  6. ^ "Official web page of Bishop Paschang Catholic School". Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  7. ^ "Official web page of Bishop Walsh Primary School". Archived from the original on 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

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Coordinates: 22°34′40″N 113°05′11″E / 22.5779°N 113.0863°E / 22.5779; 113.0863

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