The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi/Chowchich ( la, Ceuceven(sis); ) is a

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located in

Zhouzhi Zhouzhi County () is a county under the administration of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, China. It is the most spacious but least densely populated county-level division of Xi'an, and also contains the city's southernmost and westernmost ...

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Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

) in the

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Xi’an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing ...

in China.

History

* June 17, 1932: Established as the

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of Zhouzhi 盩厔 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府 * May 10, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Zhouzhi 盩厔

Leadership

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s of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Wu Qinjing (2005–present) ** Bishop Alphonsus Yang Guang-yan (1995 - 2005) ** Bishop Paul Fan Yu-fei (1982 - 1984) ** Bishop

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(李伯漁) (May 10, 1951 – February 8, 1980) * Prefects Apostolic of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (Roman Rite) ** Fr.

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(Kao) (高正一) (May 30, 1941 – 1951) ** Fr.

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(Tchang) (張指南) (June 14, 1932 – 1940)

References

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in China Christian organizations established in 1932 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christianity in Shaanxi {{PRChina-RC-diocese-stub