The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang/Siangyang ( la, Siamiamen(sis), ) is a
suffragan
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Latin
diocese
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History
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of the Metropolitan
Archbishopric of Hankou in central China, yet it depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its episcopal see is located in the city of
Xiangyang
Xiangyang is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, China and the second largest city in Hubei by population. It was known as Xiangfan from 1950 to 2010. The Han River runs through Xiangyang's centre and divides the city no ...
,
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...
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Vacant since 1974, without
Apostolic administrator
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.
History
* Established on May 25, 1936 as
Apostolic Prefecture
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of Xiangyang 襄陽, on territory split off from the then
Apostolic Vicariate of Laohekou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laohekou/Laohokow ( la, Laohocheuven(sis), ) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Hankou in central China, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation ...
老河口
* May 10, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Xiangyang 襄陽
Ordinaries
(
Roman Rite
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)
[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/sian1.htm GCatholic.org]
;''Apostolic Prefect of Xiangyang 襄陽''
* Francis Yi Xuan-hua (Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) (born China) (May 25, 1936 – May 10, 1951 ''see below'')
;''Suffragan Bishops of Xiangyang''
*
Francis Yi Xuan-hua
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(Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) (''see above'' May 10, 1951 – death 1974).
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in China
The Catholic Church in China comprises 152 Latin jurisdictions:
* 21 ecclesiastical provinces (including one for Taiwan), consisting of 21 Metropolitan archdioceses and 100 suffragan dioceses
* 29 Apostolic Prefectures
* 1 exempt diocese, the dio ...
References
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org - data for all sections
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1936
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Religion in Hubei
Xiangyang
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