The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bengbu ( la, Pampuven(sis), ) is a

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in the

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Anqing Anqing (, also Nganking, formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Its population was 4,165,284 as of the 2020 census, with 804,493 living in the ...

in eastern China, yet depends on the missionary

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. Its episcopal see is a

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in the city of

Bengbu Bengbu () is a city in northern Anhui Province, China. Its population was 3,296,408 registered residents at the 2020 census. 1,968,027 lived in the built-up area made of four Bengbu urban districts and Fengyang County in Chuzhou Prefecture, large ...

蚌埠,

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. It is vacant, without apostolic administrator since 2005. No recent statistics available.

History

* Established on 21 February 1929 as Apostolic Vicariate of Bengbu 蚌埠, on territory split off from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wuhu ( la, Uhuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Wuhu in the Ecclesiastical province of Anqing in China. History * August 8, 1921: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Anhui 安徽 from the Aposto ...

蕪湖 * 11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Bengbu 蚌埠 () / Pengpu / Pampuven(sis) (Latin adjective)

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Bengbu 蚌埠 (Roman Rite)'' * Tommaso Berutti,

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(S.J.) (Italian) (19 December 1929 – retired 1933),

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of Cusæ (1929.12.19 – death 1975.01.21) * Cipriano Cassini, S.J. (Italian) (15 January 1937 – 11 April 1946 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

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(1936.12.23 – 1946.04.11) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Bengbu 蚌埠'' * Cipriano Cassini, S.J. (''see above'' 11 April 1946 – 11 June 1951) *'' uncanonical : Zhou Yi-zhai (周益齋) (1958 without papal mandate – death 1983.10.26)'' * Joseph Zhu Hua-yu (朱化宇) (1986 – 2001), also

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of Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 (China) (1997 – 2001), Apostolic Administrator of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China) (1997 – 2005.02.26); later Metropolitan Archbishop of above Anqing 安慶 (2001 – 2005.02.26) *''

Father Xu Qin-zhong (), S.J. (1997 – 2005), no other prelature.''

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History

Episcopal ordinaries

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