The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuzhou/Süchow ( la, Siuceuven(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 the city of

Xuzhou Xuzhou (徐州), also known as Pengcheng (彭城) in ancient times, is a major city in northwestern Jiangsu province, China. The city, with a recorded population of 9,083,790 at the 2020 census (3,135,660 of which lived in the built-up area ma ...

(

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

) 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 ...

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

in China.

History

* July 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 Xuzhou 徐州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing 南京 * June 18, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Xuzhou 徐州 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xuzhou 徐州

Leadership

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s of Xuzhou 徐州 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Philip Côté, S.J. (April 11, 1946 – January 16, 1970) ** Bishop John Wang Renlei (2011–present) * Vicars Apostolic of Xuzhou 徐州 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Philip Côté, S.J. (June 18, 1935 – April 11, 1946)

References

GCatholic.org

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