The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanyang ( la, Haniamen(sis), ) is a Latin

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

in the

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of Hankou in PR China, yet still depends on the Roman missionary

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. Its

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episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Columban in

Hanyang Hanyang may refer to: China *Hanyang District (漢陽區, 汉阳区, ''Hànyáng Qū''), Wuhan, Hubei :*Hanyang Arsenal (漢陽兵工廠), founded in 1891 as one of the oldest modern arsenals in Chinese history :*Hanyang 88 (漢陽八八式步槍), ...

(

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

History

* December 12, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Hanyang 漢陽, on territory split off from the then

Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Hupeh The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hankou ( la, Hancheuvensis, ) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese, based in Hankou, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Its archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral of St. Joseph, in Hankou, Wuhan. It is since 1961, due to th ...

湖北東境 * July 14, 1927: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Hanyang 漢陽 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Hanyang 漢陽, losing its exempt missionary status

Ordinaries

''(all

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)'' ;'' Apostolic Prefects of Hanyang 漢陽'' * Fr. Edward J. Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. (later Bishop) (November 1, 1924 – July 14, 1927) ;''Apostolic Vicar of Hanyang 漢陽'' * Edward J. Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. (''see above'' July 14, 1927 – April 11, 1946 ''see below''),

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of Myrina (1927.07.14 – 1946.04.11) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Hanyang 漢陽'' * Edward J. Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. (''see above'' April 11, 1946 – February 23, 1956) *''uncanonical: Anthony Tu Shi-hua (涂世華) (1959 – ..., without papal mandate)'' *

Peter Zhang Bairen Peter Zhang Bairen (February 14, 1915 – October 12, 2005) was the unofficial Bishop of Hanyang, China. Chinese authorities did not officially recognize Bishop Peter Zhang; however, he was officially consecrated as a monsignor Monsignor (; i ...

(1984 clandestine consecration - October 12, 2005) *''

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Chen Tian-huai (陳天懷) (2005 – ...)''

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org

Catholic Hierarchy
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