The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong/Hungtung ( la, Homtomen(sis), ) is a

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located in the city of

Hongdong Hongtong County () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen. The county spans an area of 1,494 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately 766,579 as ...

in the

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Taiyuan Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...

. It is centered in the Chinese province of

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

History

* June 17, 1932: Established 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 Hongdong () from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles * Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Chur ...

() * April 18, 1950: Promoted as Diocese of Hongdong

Leadership

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Hongdong (Roman rite) *Bishop

Peter Liu Gen-zhu Peter Liu Gen-zhu is a Chinese Roman Catholic prelate currently serving as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong, China. He is the second bishop ordained with the approval of the Holy See and the Government of China, Chinese government u ...

(22 December 2020 – Present) ** Bishop Joseph Sun Yuanmo (November 7, 1920–February 23, 2006) ** Bishop Francis Han Tingbi () (April 18, 1950–December 21, 1991) * Prefects Apostolic of Hongdong (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Francis Han Tingbi () (1949–April 18, 1950) ** Fr.

Joseph Gao Zong-han Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(Kao) () (1942–November 14, 1944) ** Fr.

Peter Cheng Yu-tang 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 ...

(Tch’eng) () (May 24, 1932–1942)

References

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in China Christian organizations established in 1932 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Religion in Shanxi {{PRChina-RC-diocese-stub