The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chaozhou/Shíuchow/Shaoguan ( la, Sciaoceuven(sis), ) is a

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located in the city of

Chaozhou Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the Sou ...

in the

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Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

in China.

History

* April 9, 1920: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Siuchow 韶州 from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Guangzhou The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou (Canton) ( la, Archidioecesis Cantonensis, ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Guangzhou in China. History * 1848: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi from the Diocese of ...

廣州 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Siuchow/Shaozhou 韶州 (Chaozhou is exactly another city in Guangdong Province, based on the current Chinese pinyin system)

Leadership

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s of Chaozhou 韶州 (Roman rite) ** Bishop

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, S.D.B. (April 9, 1948 – October 21, 1962) ** Bishop

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, S.D.B. (April 11, 1946 – October 12, 1946) * Vicars Apostolic of Siuchow 韶州 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Ignazio Canazei, S.D.B. (July 24, 1930 – April 11, 1946) **

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Bishop

Luigi Versiglia Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. (5 June 1873 – 25 February 1930) was an Italian Catholic prelate and professed member from the Salesians of Don Bosco who served as the first Apostolic Vicar of Shaoguan from 1920 until his murder. He was also a former ...

, S.D.B. () (April 22, 1920 – February 25, 1930)

References

GCatholic.org

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