The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanyuan ( la, Saniüenen(sis), ) is a

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 ...

located in Sanyuan 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 ...

Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqi ...

, and is centered in the Chinese province of

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...

History

* November 1, 1931: 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 Sanyuan () from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu () * July 13, 1944: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sanyuan * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Sanyuan

Leadership

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s of Sanyuan (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Han Yingjin (since June 24, 2010) ** Bishop John Chrysostom Lan Shi (2003–2008) ** Bishop John Bai Ningxian (since May 7, 1997) (possibly an auxiliary bishop) ** Bishop Joseph Zong Huaide (1985–2003) ** Bishop Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. () (April 11, 1946–April 17, 1985) * Vicars Apostolic of Sanyuan (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. () (July 13, 1944–April 11, 1946) * Prefects Apostolic of Sanyuan (Roman Rite) ** Fr. Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. () (later Bishop) (June 4, 1932–July 13, 1944)

References

GCatholic.org

UCAN Diocese Profile

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