The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhumadian/Chumatien ( la, Ciumatienen(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

Zhumadian Zhumadian (; postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, China. It borders Xinyang to the south, Nanyang to the west, Pingdingshan to the northwest, Luohe to the north, Zhoukou to the northeast, and the province of An ...

(

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

) in the

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Kaifeng Kaifeng () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is best known for having been the Chinese capital during the No ...

in China.

History

* March 2, 1933: Established as the

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 Zhumadian 駐馬店 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanyangfu 南陽府 and the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinyangzhou 信陽州 * November 9, 1944: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhumadian 駐馬店 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhumadian 駐馬店

Leadership

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

s of Zhumadian 駐馬店 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Mary Yuan Ke-zhi (Yüen K’ai-chih) (袁克治) (April 11, 1946 – January 30, 1969) * Vicars Apostolic of Zhumadian 駐馬店 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Joseph Mary Yuan Ke-zhi (Yüen K’ai-chih) (袁克治) (November 9, 1944 – April 11, 1946) * Prefects Apostolic of Zhumadian 駐馬店 (Roman Rite) ** Fr. Joseph Mary Yuan Ke-zhi (Yüen K’ai-chih) (袁克治) (later Bishop) (1939 – November 9, 1944) ** Fr.

Peter Wang Peter Wang () is a Taiwanese actor and director from Beijing. He is best known for writing and directing the 1986 film, ''A Great Wall'', the first American feature to be co-produced by the People's Republic of China. Wang was born in Beijing b ...

(August 4, 1933 – 1938)

References

GCatholic.org

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