Bishopric of Zhouzhi
| Bishopric of Zhouzhi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Xi'an |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Wu Qinjing |
| founding | 1932 |
| Parishes | 91 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 920,000 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 23,397 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 2.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 975 |
| Friars | 10 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious sisters | 12 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Sanmenshizi Cathedral) |
| Website | http://zzcat.lingd.net/ |
The Diocese of Zhouzhi ( Latin : Dioecesis Ceucevensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Zhouzhi in the People's Republic of China .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture Chowchich on June 17, 1932 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Sianfu . It was elevated to a diocese on May 10, 1951.
On January 25, 1982, Father Paul Fan Yufei , who died on April 5, 1995, was illegally ordained a bishop. The successor official Bishop Alfonsus Guangyan Yang , bishop since December 17, 1995, died on September 4, 2004, and was succeeded by the Bishop of Xi'an as Apostolic Administrator . In October 2005, secret bishop Joseph Wu Qinjing was ordained a bishop.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Chowchich
- John Tchang (June 14, 1932 - July 1, 1940)
- Joseph Kao (May 30, 1941–1951)
Bishops of Zhouzhi
- Louis Li Pai-Yu (May 10, 1951 - February 8, 1980)
- Paul Fan Yufei † (January 25, 1982 - April 5, 1995)
- Alphonse Yang Guang Yan (December 17, 1995 - September 4, 2004)
- Joseph Wu Qinjing (since October 2005 with recognition by Beijing, since September 22, 2018 also confirmed in office by Pope Francis)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1948 | 25,000 | 1,000,000 | 2.5 | 24 | 24 | 1,041 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 1950 | 23,397 | 920,000 | 2.5 | 24 | 22nd | 2 | 974 | 10 | 12 | 91 | |