The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laohekou/Laohokow ( la, Laohocheuven(sis), ) is a
suffragan 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
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
of the Metropolitan
Archbishopric of Hankou in central
China, but depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its episcopal see is located in the city of
Laohekou (
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The ...
).
No statistics available. The see is vacant (?dormant) since 1966, without any
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 ...
.
History
* Established on 11 September 1870 as
Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Hupeh 湖北西北, on territory split off from the then
Apostolic Vicariate of Hupeh 湖北
* Renamed on 3 December 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Laohekou 老河口 / Laohokow / de Laohokow (Latin)
* Lost territory on 25 May 1936 to establish the
Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangyang 襄陽
* Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Laohekou 老河口 / Laohokow / Laohocheuven(sis) (Latin).
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman Rite; so far European missionary members of Latin congregations)
[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/laoh0.htm GCatholic.org]
;''Apostolic Vicars of Northwestern Hupeh 湖北西北''
* Pascal Bili,
Friars Minor
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(O.F.M.) (born Italy) (1876.11.20 – death 1878.05.12),
Titular Bishop
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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
Gratianopolis (1876.11.20 – 1878.05.12)
* Ezechias Banci, O.F.M. (born Italy) (1879.09.30 – death 1903.10.08), Titular Bishop of
Halicarnassus
Halicarnassus (; grc, Ἁλικαρνᾱσσός ''Halikarnāssós'' or ''Alikarnāssós''; tr, Halikarnas; Carian: 𐊠𐊣𐊫𐊰 𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊵𐊫𐊰 ''alos k̂arnos'') was an ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia. It was located i ...
(1871.05.06 – 1903.10.08), initially as
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan 湖南南境 (1871.05.06 – succession 1879.09.30)
*
Fabiano Landi, O.F.M. (born Italy)(10 May 1904 – death 30 June 1920), Titular Bishop of
Tænarum (1904.05.10 – 1920.06.30)
;''Apostolic Vicars of Laohekou 老河口''
*
Ermenegildo Ricci, O.F.M. (born Italy) (21 February 1922 – retired 1929?1930), Titular Bishop of
Antipyrgos (1922.02.21 – death 1931.11.23)
*''
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 ...
Father Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani, O.F.M. (born Italy) (18 October 1930 – 27 January 1932 see below'')
* Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani, O.F.M. (''see above'' 27 January 1932 – see promoted 11 April 1946 ''see below'')
;''Suffragan Bishops of Laohekou 老河口''
*
Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani, O.F.M. (''see above'' 11 April 1946 – death 10 March 1966).
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in China
The Catholic Church in China comprises 152 Latin jurisdictions:
* 21 ecclesiastical provinces (including one for Taiwan), consisting of 21 Metropolitan archdioceses and 100 suffragan dioceses
* 29 Apostolic Prefectures
* 1 exempt diocese, the di ...
References
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org - data for all sections
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1870
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Religion in Hubei
History of Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...
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