The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia/Yinchuan ( la, Nimsciian(us), ) is a

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in the

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of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Suiyuan, in north(west)ern China, but depends on the missionary

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. No statistics available. Its episcopal see is the

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of the

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, located in the city of

Yinchuan Yinchuan (, ; ) is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, and was the capital of the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty. It has an area of and a total population of 2,859,074 according to the 2020 Chinese census, and its built- ...

Ningxia Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in ...

autonomous region.

History

* Established on 14 March 1922 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Ningxia (), on territory split off from the then

Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohhot ( la, Soeiiüenen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hohhot in China. History * December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 from th ...

() * Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Ningxia

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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; until 1980 European missionary members of a Latin congregation)http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ning0.htm GCatholic.org ;''Apostolic Vicars of Ningxia'' * Goffredo Frederix,

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(C.I.C.M.) () (born Belgium) (March 14, 1922–retired 1930),

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(1920.03.08–1938.06.18), initially as

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of Northern Kansu () (China) (1920.03.05–1922.03.08); died 1938 * Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. () (born Belgium) (December 21, 1931–death 13 January 1944), Titular Bishop of

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(1931.12.14–1944.01.13) * Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. () (born Belgium) (March 14, 1946–April 11, 1946 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of

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(1946.03.14–1946.04.11) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Ningxia'' * Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. () (''see above'' April 11, 1946–death August 26, 1980) * Joseph Ma Zhongmu () (first Chinese incumbent) (1984–2004) *''uncanonical John Baptist Liu Jing-shan'' () ''(1993–20 December 2009)'' * Joseph Li Jing (20 December 2009–present), succeeded as former

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of Ningxia (2007–2009).

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with Google map - data for all sections

Roman Catholic dioceses in China Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

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Religion in Ningxia Yinchuan {{PRChina-RC-diocese-stub

History

Episcopal ordinaries

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References

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