Diocese of Daming
The Diocese of Daming (Taming) ( Latin : Dioecesis Tamimensis , Chinese : 天主教 大名 教区) is a bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church located in the People's Republic of China . It is also known as the Diocese of Handan .
| Diocese of Daming | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Sun Jigen |
| Parishes | 200 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 65,000,000 (2010 / AP 2011 ) |
| Catholics | 130,000 (2010 / AP 2011 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 93 (2010 / AP 2011 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,398 |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace |
The diocese was founded on March 11, 1935 by Pope Pius XI. founded as the Apostolic Prefecture of Taming and on July 10, 1947 by Pope Pius XII. raised to the diocese.
Ordinaries
- Miklós Szarvas SJ , Apostolic Prefect from 1936 to 1947
- Gaspar Lischerong SJ, Apostolic Administrator from 1947 to 1972
Due to the political situation, the diocese could no longer be occupied until today. Nevertheless, other bishops were installed by the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association , most recently Peter Chen Bolu (1988-1993) and in 1993 Stephen Yang Xiangtai . Joseph Sun Jigen has been his coadjutor since 2007 , who rose to the position of diocesan bishop in 2011 from the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church .
See also
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in China
- Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Country's oldest bishop dies in hospital he built. UCANEWS, November 13, 2009, accessed December 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Entry on Nicolaus Szarvas, SJ on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 7, 2017.