The Roman Catholic Diocese of Taizhou/Linhai ( la, Taeceuven(sis), ) is a

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located in the city of

Taizhou, Zhejiang Tāizhōu (pronunciation in PRC Standard Mandarin: , Taizhou dialect: Thecieu), alternately known as Taichow, is a city located at the middle of the East China Sea coast of Zhejiang province. It is located south of Shanghai and southeast of Ha ...

in the

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Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

in China.

History

* August 10, 1926: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Taizhou 台州 from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbo dialect: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises six urban districts, ...

寧波 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Taizhou 台州

Leadership

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s of Taizhou 台州 (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Anthony Xu Ji-wei Anthony Xu Ji-wei (April 2, 1934 – September 25, 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Biography Xu was born in Shanghai in 1934 with ancestral ties to Ningbo and undertook seminary training from 1948 to 1958. Xu was sentenced to 5 years of har ...

(2010 - September 25, 2016) ** Bishop

Joseph Hu Jo-shan Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, C.M. (胡若山) (April 11, 1946 – August 28, 1962) * Vicars Apostolic of Taizhou 台州 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Joseph Hu Jo-shan, C.M. (胡若山) (July 30, 1926 – April 11, 1946)

References

GCatholic.org

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