The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qizhou/Kichow/Qichun ( la, Chiceuven(sis), ) is a
diocese located in
Qizhou (in modern Hubei)
Qizhou or Qi Prefecture (蘄州) was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Qichun County, Hubei, China. In the Yuan dynasty and Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynast ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province of
Hankou in
China
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.
History
* July 18, 1929: Established as
Mission “sui iuris”
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of Huangzhou 黃州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Hankou 漢口
* June 1, 1932: Promoted as
Apostolic Prefecture of Huangzhou 黃州
* January 27, 1936: Promoted as
Apostolic Vicariate of Qizhou 蘄州
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Qizhou 蘄州
Leadership
*
Bishops of Qizhou 蘄州 (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Horace Ferruccio Ceól
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,
O.F.M. (June 10, 1948 – June 23, 1990)
* Vicars Apostolic of Qizhou 蘄州 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli
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* Ruggero I of Sicily (1031–1101) Norman king of Sicily
*Ruggero Berlam (1854–1920), Italian architect
* Ruggero Bonghi (1826–1895), Italian scholar, writer and politician
* Ruggero ...
, O.F.M. (January 27, 1936 – 1941)
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Christian organizations established in 1929
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Religion in Hubei
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