The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pingliang ( la, Pimliamen(sis), ) is a

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located in the city of

Pingliang Pingliang () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south and east and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the north. The city was established in 376 AD. It has a residential population of 2, ...

(

Gansu Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibet ...

) in the

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Lanzhou Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...

in China.

History

* January 25, 1930: Established as

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of Pingliang 平涼 from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Qinzhou Qinzhou ( postal: Yamchow, , Jyutping: ''Jam1 zau1'' ( Canton) /''Ham1 zau1'' (Local) ) is a prefecture-level city in south-central Guangxi, southern China, lying on the Gulf of Tonkin and having a total population of 3,302,238 as of the 2020 c ...

秦州 * June 24, 1950: Promoted as Diocese of Pingliang 平涼

Leadership

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s of Pingliang 平涼 (Roman rite): * Coadjutor Bishop

Anthony Li Hui Anthony Li Hui is a Chinese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pingliang, China. Early life Anthony was born in Mei County, Shaanxi province, China in year 1972. Priesthood L ...

(2021-present) * Bishop Nicholas Han Jide (1991–present) * Bishop Philippe Ma Ji (1987 - 1999) * Bishop

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, O.F.M. Cap. (June 25, 1950 – February 18, 1975)

References

GCatholic.org

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