The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong (formerly spelled Hanchung; la, Dioecesis Hanciomensis; zh, t=天主教漢中教區), also known as Diocese of
Nancheng, is a
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Catholic
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of the
Catholic Church in Shaanxi, China. The
episcopal see is the city of
Hanzhong
Hanzhong (; abbreviation: Han) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the south and Gansu to the west.
The founder of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang, was once enfeoffed as th ...
,
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
. The Diocese of Hanzhong is in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan Archdiocese of Xi'an. It was established on August 2, 1887 as an
apostolic vicariate.
The Diocese of Hanzhong is bordered by the
Diocese of Qinzhou to the west;
Apostolic Prefecture of Xing'anfu to the east;
Archdiocese of Xi'an,
Diocese of Zhouzhi and
Diocese of Fengxiang to the north; and
Diocese of Chengdu and
Diocese of Shunqing to the south.
History
* August 2, 1887: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shensi from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hanchungfu
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Hanchung
Bishops
; Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shensi
*
Pio Giuseppe Passerini,
P.I.M.E. (March 29, 1895 – April 24, 1918)
*
Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (April 2, 1919 – December 3, 1924)
; Vicars Apostolic of Hanchungfu
*
Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (December 3, 1924 – 1925)
*
Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. (later Archbishop) (March 7, 1928 – 1935)
* , P.I.M.E. (March 11, 1935 – April 11, 1946)
; Bishops of Hanchung
*
Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (April 11, 1946 – February 2, 1966)
* , P.I.M.E. (January 13, 1949 – August 17, 1963)
; Bishops of Hanzhong
*
Bartholomew Yu Chengti (1984 - 2003)
**
Matthias Yu Chengxin, coadjutor (December 1989 – 2007)
*
Louis Yu Run-shen (1986–2019)
*
Stefano Xu Hongwei (2019-Present)
Gallery
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.
References
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Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1887
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1887 establishments in China
Christianity in Shaanxi
Hanzhong
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