The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laohekou/Laohokow ( la, Laohocheuven(sis), ) is a
suffragan
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Latin
diocese
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History
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of the Metropolitan
Archbishopric of Hankou in central
China
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, but depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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.
Its episcopal see is located in the city of
Laohekou
Laohekou () is a county-level city in the northwest of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the Han River (Hanshui), near the Henan border.
The entire county-level city has an area of and a population of 490,000 (2002). I ...
(
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 ...
).
No statistics available. The see is vacant (?dormant) since 1966, without any
Apostolic administrator
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.
History
* Established on 11 September 1870 as
Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Hupeh 湖北西北, on territory split off from the then
Apostolic Vicariate of 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
* Renamed on 3 December 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Laohekou 老河口 / Laohokow / de Laohokow (Latin)
* Lost territory on 25 May 1936 to establish the
Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangyang 襄陽
* Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Laohekou 老河口 / Laohokow / Laohocheuven(sis) (Latin).
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman Rite
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; so far European missionary members of Latin congregations)
[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/laoh0.htm GCatholic.org]
;''Apostolic Vicars of Northwestern Hupeh 湖北西北''
* Pascal Bili,
Friars Minor
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(O.F.M.) (born Italy) (1876.11.20 – death 1878.05.12),
Titular Bishop
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of
Gratianopolis (1876.11.20 – 1878.05.12)
* Ezechias Banci, O.F.M. (born Italy) (1879.09.30 – death 1903.10.08), Titular Bishop of
Halicarnassus
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(1871.05.06 – 1903.10.08), initially as
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan 湖南南境 (1871.05.06 – succession 1879.09.30)
*
Fabiano Landi
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, O.F.M. (born Italy)(10 May 1904 – death 30 June 1920), Titular Bishop of
Tænarum
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(1904.05.10 – 1920.06.30)
;''Apostolic Vicars of Laohekou 老河口''
*
Ermenegildo Ricci
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, O.F.M. (born Italy) (21 February 1922 – retired 1929?1930), Titular Bishop of
Antipyrgos
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(1922.02.21 – death 1931.11.23)
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Apostolic Administrator
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Father Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani, O.F.M. (born Italy) (18 October 1930 – 27 January 1932 see below'')
* Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani, O.F.M. (''see above'' 27 January 1932 – see promoted 11 April 1946 ''see below'')
;''Suffragan Bishops of Laohekou 老河口''
*
Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani
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, O.F.M. (''see above'' 11 April 1946 – death 10 March 1966).
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in China
References
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org - data for all sections
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1870
Religion in Hubei
History of Hubei
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
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