The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fushun ( la, Fuscioenen(sis), ) is a

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Latin

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in the

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of the metropolitan of Shenyang 瀋陽 in PR China. Its

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episcopal see is a Cathedral of St. Joseph, located in the city of Fushun.

History

* Established on February 4, 1932 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Fushun 撫順, on territory split off from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Shenyang The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang ( la, Fomtienen(sis), ) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in northeastern PR China. Its cathedral episcopal see is a Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the city of Shenyang, capital of Liaonin ...

瀋陽 * Promoted on February 13, 1940 as Apostolic Vicariate of Fushun 撫順 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fushun 撫順, ending its missionary exempt, pre-dicoesan status, yet it still depends on the missionary Roman

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Ordinaries

(all

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) ;''Apostolic Prefect of Fushun 撫順'' * Fr. Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. (April 14, 1932 – February 13, 1940 ''see below'') ;''Apostolic Vicar of Fushun 撫順'' * Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. (''see above'' February 13, 1940 – April 11, 1946 ''see below''),

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of Hypæpa (1940.02.13 – 1946.04.11) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Fushun 撫順'' *

Raymond Aloysius Lane Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. (January 2, 1894—July 31, 1974) was an American Roman Catholic missionary. He served as Bishop of Fushun (1946) and Superior General of Maryknoll Fathers (1946-1956). Biography Raymond Lane was born in Lawrence, ...

, M.M. (''see above'' April 11, 1946 – August 7, 1946); later

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(Maryknoll Fathers) (1946.08.07 – retired 1956.08.06) * ''Vacant since 7 August 1946, without

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Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with titular incumbent biography links

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