The Roman Catholic Diocese of Datong/Tatung ( la, Tatomen(sis), ) is a Latin
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 ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Taiyuan in
PR China
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.
It has its
cathedral
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episcopal see
Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the city of
Datong (
Shanxi) but is vacant.
History
* Established on March 14, 1922 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 Datongfu 大同府, on territory split off from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shansi 山西北境)
* Promoted on June 17, 1932 as
Apostolic Vicariate of Datongfu 大同府
* Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Datong 大同, ceasing to be exempt and becoming a
suffragan.
Ordinaries
(all
Roman Rite; so far all missionary members of the Latin congregation
Scheutists
The CICM Missionaries officially named as the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ( la, Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae) abbreviated C.I.C.M, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men established in ...
, C.I.C.M.)
; ''Apostolic Prefect of Datongfu 大同府''
* Father
Joseph Hoogers, C.I.C.M. (March 3, 1923–1932), previously
Ecclesiastical Superior
A mission '' sui iuris'', or in Latin ''missio sui iuris'' (plural ''missions sui iuris''); also spelled mission(s) sui juris), also known as an independent mission, is a rare type of Roman Catholic missionary pseudo-diocesan jurisdiction, rank ...
of the
Mission sui iuris of I-li 伊犁 (imperial China) (1918.06.08 – 1922)
; ''Apostolic Vicar of Datongfu 大同府''
* Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. (June 21, 1932 – April 11, 1946 ''see below''),
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of
Germanicopolis (in Isauria) (1932.06.14 – 1946.04.11)
: ''Suffragan Bishops of Datong 大同''
*
Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. (''see above'' April 11, 1946 – 1947)
* ''
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 ...
Alphonse Van Buggenhout (范普厚), C.I.C.M. (1950.03.31 – 1951), later Secretary General of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference 1967 – 1970
* Thaddeus Guo Yin-gong (郭印宮) (1990 – 2000?)
* ''(sede vacante)
References
GCatholic.org with incumbent biography links
Source and External links
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Christian organizations established in 1922
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Organizations based in Shanxi
Religion in Shanxi
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