The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali/Tali ( la, Talian(us), ) 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 Dali in the

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of Kunming in China. In 2000, the Vatican appointed Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang as

Apostolic Administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...

of Dali. He served until his death in 2012.

History

* November 22, 1929: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Dali 大理 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu 雲南府 * December 13, 1931: 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 Dali 大理 *1938: The Cathedral was built by French missionaries. * December 9, 1948: Promoted as Diocese of Dali 大理 *1984: The Cathedral was rebuilt after suffering damage during the

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Architecture

The Cathedral heavily incorporates elements of traditional Chinese architecture. It has a large crucifix on the exterior to identify itself as a church. The Cathedral's exterior and interior design provides visual associations with Daoist and Buddhist buildings found throughout China.

Leadership

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s of Dali 大理 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Lucien Bernard Lacoste (December 9, 1948 – 1983) * Prefects Apostolic of Dali 大理 (Roman Rite) ** Fr. Giovanni Battista Magenties (December 13, 1935 – 1947)

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Chinese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in China Christian organizations established in 1929 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christianity in Yunnan Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture {{Asia-RC-diocese-stub