The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wuzhou ( la, Uceuven(sis), ) is a

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

located in the city of

Wuzhou Wuzhou (, postal: Wuchow; za, Ngouzcouh / Ŋouƨcouƅ), formerly Ngchow, is a prefecture-level city in the east of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Geography and climate Wuzhou is located in eastern Guangxi borde ...

( Guangxi) in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning in China.

History

* June 30, 1930: Established as Mission "sui iuris" of Wuzhou 梧州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧 * December 10, 1934: Promoted as

Apostolic Prefecture An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...

of Wuzhou 梧州 * July 20, 1939: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Wuzhou 梧州 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Wuzhou 梧州

Leadership

* Ecclesiastical Superiors of Wuzhou 梧州 ** Fr.

Bernard F. Meyer Bernard Francis Meyer, M.M. (June 16, 1891 – May 8, 1975) was an American Catholic missionary. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll), he was assigned to missions in China. He served as the Prefect Apostolic o ...

, M.M. (马奕猷) (October 30, 1931 – December 10, 1934) * Prefects Apostolic of Wuzhou 梧州 (Roman Rite) ** Fr. Bernard F. Meyer, M.M. (马奕猷) (December 10, 1934 – 1939) * Vicars Apostolic of Wuzhou 梧州 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. (唐汝琪) (July 20, 1939 – April 11, 1946) *

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Wuzhou 梧州 ** Bishop Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. (唐汝琪) (April 11, 1946 – 1983)

References

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in China Christian organizations established in 1930 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Religion in Guangxi Wuzhou {{PRChina-RC-diocese-stub