The Diocese of Fengxiang ( la, Fomsiamen(sis), ) is a
Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or
diocese if the
Catholic Church located in
Fengxiang
Fengxiang District (), formerly, Fengxiang County and its ancient name is Yong county (雍县), is a district administered by Baoji City in the west of Shaanxi province, China. The county covers an area of and as of 2004 had a population of 510, ...
(
Shaanxi),
China
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. It is a
suffragan diocese
A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian denominations, in particular the Catholic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria ...
in the
ecclesiastical province of the
metropolitan
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* Metropolitan county, a typ ...
Archdiocese of Xi’an.
It is believed that this diocese, headed by Bishop Luke Li Jingfeng until his death late in 2017, is the only one in China where neither the laity nor the bishop belong to the government-sponsored
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. Since 2017, the bishop has been Peter Li Huiyuan.
History
* November 15, 1932: Established as
Apostolic Prefecture of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
* June 9, 1942: Promoted as
Apostolic Vicariate of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fengxiang 鳳翔
Leadership
*Prefects Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
** Fr. Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (later Bishop) (October 26, 1933 – June 9, 1942)
*Vicars Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
** Bishop Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (June 9, 1942 – April 11, 1946)
*Bishops of Fengxiang 鳳翔
** Bishop
Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan
The Diocese of Fengxiang ( la, Fomsiamen(sis), ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese if the Catholic Church located in Fengxiang (Shaanxi), China. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolit ...
, O.F.M. (王道南) (April 11, 1946 – October 4, 1949)
** Bishop
Anthony Zhou Wei-dao
The Diocese of Fengxiang ( la, Fomsiamen(sis), ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese if the Catholic Church located in Fengxiang (Shaanxi), China. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolit ...
,
O.F.M. (周維道) (May 31, 1950 – 1979)
** Bishop
Lucas Li Jing-feng
Lucas Li Jing-feng (; 26 February 1922 – 17 November 2017) was a Chinese Roman Catholic bishop.
Li was born in Gaoling County in 1922. He was ordained a priest in 1947, and detained in 1959. Shortly after his release in 1980, Li was consecrated ...
(1983 – November 17, 2017)
** Bishop
Peter Li Huiyuan
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a su ...
(November 17, 2017 – present)
References
External links
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
Organizations based in Shaanxi
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