Fenyang diocese
| Fenyang diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Taiyuan |
| Diocesan bishop | John Huo Cheng |
| founding | 1926 |
| surface | 84,000 km² |
| Parishes | 21 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 2,085,000 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 15,618 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 30 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 504 |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | 主教 座 堂 |
The Diocese of Fenyang ( Latin : Dioecesis Feniamensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Fenyang in the People's Republic of China .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Vicariate Fenyang with the Breve In omnes on May 12, 1926 from cessions of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Taiyuanfu . The first Vicar Apostolic, Aloysius Chen Guo-di OFM , was one of the first six Chinese bishops to be elected by Pope Pius XI. were ordained bishops in Rome on October 28, 1926 .
With the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos it was raised to the diocese on April 11, 1946. The diocese is currently administered by a Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association bishop , John Cheng Huo.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Viakre of Fenyang
- Aloysius Chen Guo-di OFM (May 10, 1926 - March 9, 1930)
- Francis Liu-Chiu-wen (July 23, 1930 - April 11, 1946)
Bishops of Fenyang
- Francis Liu-Chiu-wen (April 11, 1946 - January 15, 1948)
- Simon Lei Chang-Hsia (June 9, 1949 - February 16, 1970)
- Anthony Gao Yong (1962 - March 11, 1980)
- John Huo Cheng (since 1991)