Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou

Diocese of Qinzhou

*Dioecesis Zinceuvensis*

天主教秦州教区
Diocese of Qinzhou; Dioecesis Zinceuvensis; 天主教秦州教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Lanzhou
Metropolitan	Lanzhou
Statistics
Area	45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 1950); 2,500,000; 8,548 (0.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Dongguan Cathedral in Tianshui
Current leadership
Bishop	John Baptist Wang Ruo-han
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Han Zhihai

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou/Tsínchow/Tianshui (Latin: Zinceuven(sis), Chinese: 秦州, 天水) is a diocese located in Qinzhou (Gansu) in the Ecclesiastical province of Lanzhou in China.

History[]

April 28, 1905: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kan-su 甘肅
March 8, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Kansu 甘肅東境
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Qinzhou 秦州
April 11, 1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Qinzhou 秦州

Bishops of Qinzhou 秦州 (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Wang Ruowang (August 19, 2011 – present)
- Acting Bishop John Wang Ruowang (July 24, 2003 - August 19, 2011)
- Bishop Casimir Wang Mi-lu (January 28, 1981 - July 24, 2003)
- Bishop , O.F.M. Cap. (April 21, 1949 – November 17, 1959)
Vicars Apostolic of Qinzhou 秦州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop (March 28, 1922 – January 1, 1946)
Vicars Apostolic of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. , C.I.C.M. (1914–1922)
- Bishop Everard Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. (1905 – May 6, 1914)

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