Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang

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Diocese of Xiangyang

Dioecesis Siamiamensis

天主教襄阳教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceHankou
MetropolitanHankou
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 1950)
1,163,824
20,184 (1.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang/Siangyang (Latin: Siamiamen(sis), Chinese: 襄陽) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Hankou in central China, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its episcopal see is located in the city of Xiangyang, Hubei. No statistics available.

Vacant since 1974, without Apostolic administrator.

History[]

  • Established on May 25, 1936 as Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangyang 襄陽, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Laohekou 老河口
  • May 10, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Xiangyang 襄陽

Ordinaries[]

(Roman Rite) [1]

Apostolic Prefect of Xiangyang 襄陽
  • Francis Yi Xuan-hua (Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) (born China) (May 25, 1936 – May 10, 1951 see below)
Suffragan Bishops of Xiangyang
  • (Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) (see above May 10, 1951 – death 1974).

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