The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan/Xichang ( la, Dioecesis Nimiuenensis; zh, t=天主教甯遠教區) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Xichang
Xichang, formerly known as Jiandu, Jianchang and Ningyuan(fu), is a city in and the seat of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan, China. In 2012 it had a population of 481,796.
History
The Qiongdu were the local peop ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
in China.
History
* August 12, 1910: Established as
Apostolic Vicariate of Jianchang (Kien-tchang; 建昌) from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu/Yibin ( la, Dioecesis Siufuana, zh, t=天主教敘府教區) is a diocese located in the city of Yibin in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.
History
* January 24, 1860: Established as Apostol ...
南四川
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu (; Lin-yuen-fou; 甯遠府)
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningyuan (; 甯遠)
Leadership
*
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Ningyuan 甯遠 (Roman rite)
** Bishop John Lei Jia-pei (December 2, 2016 – present)
** Bishop
Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry,
M.E.P.
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(April 11, 1946 – August 6, 1954)
* Vicars Apostolic of Ningyuanfu 甯遠府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (March 18, 1927 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop
Joseph-Fructueux Bourgain, M.E.P. (March 31, 1918 – September 30, 1925)
* Vicars Apostolic of Jianchang 建昌 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (August 12, 1910 – April 28, 1916)
Gallery
File:Mission du Su-tchuen méridional.jpg, Map of Southern Szechwan mission, prepared by , 1889.
File:Evêché de Ningyuen.jpg, Episcopal see of Ningyuen, 1913.
File:Cathédrale des Anges de Ningyuen.jpg, Cathedral of the Angels, .
See also
*
Anglican Diocese of Szechwan
*
Catholic Church in Sichuan
The presence of the Catholic Church in the Chinese province of Sichuan (formerly romanized as Szechwan or Szechuan in English; and Sutchuen, Setchuen, Sétchouan in French; la, Ecclesia Catholica in Seciuen) dates back to 1640, when two mission ...
References
GCatholic.org
Ningyuan
Christian organizations established in 1910
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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