Zhaoxian Bishopric
| Zhaoxian Bishopric | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Beijing |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1929 |
| surface | 9,500 km² |
| Parishes | 18 ( 12/31/1947 / AP1948 ) |
| Residents | 900,000 ( 12/31/1947 / AP1948 ) |
| Catholics | 45,000 ( 12/31/1947 / AP1948 ) |
| proportion of | 5% |
| Diocesan priest | 39 (December 31, 1947 / AP1948 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,154 |
| Religious sisters | 68 ( 12/31/1947 / AP1948 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The Diocese of Zhaoxian ( Latin : Dioecesis Ciaoscienensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Zhaoxian in the People's Republic of China .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Chaohsien with the Breve Ex apostolico munere on March 18, 1929 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Chengting . On January 11, 1932, she was raised to the rank of Vicariate Apostolic .
With the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos it was raised to the diocese on April 11, 1946. In 2010 it counted 60,000 Catholics, 60 priests, 124 religious sisters, 170 small and 52 large seminarians and 145 churches and places of worship.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Chaohsien
- John Chang Pi-te (April 9, 1929 - January 11, 1932)
Vicar Apostolic of Chaohsien
- John Chang Pi-te (January 11, 1932 - April 11, 1946)
Bishops of Zhaoxian
- John Chang Pi-te (April 11, 1946 - February 13, 1953)
- Thomas Min (February 13, 1953–1982) ( Apostolic Administrator ) (Underground Administrator )
- Michael Xiao Li-ren (1980 - October 26, 1996) (Underground Bishop)
- Joseph Hou Jin-de (1989 - May 20, 1994) (Bishop of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association )
- Raymond Wang Chong Lin (1983-2005) (underground bishop)
- Joseph Jiang Mingyuan CDD (March 22, 2006 - July 13, 2008) (Underground Bishop)