Diocese of Hanyang
| Diocese of Hanyang | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Hankow |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1923 |
| Residents | 4,000,000 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 55,000 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 1.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,750 |
| Religious sisters | 11 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | St. Columban |
The Diocese of Hanyang ( lat. : Dioecesis Haniamensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Hanyang . Since 1956, the diocese has been vacant due to the difficulties between the communist regime of China and the Catholic Church.
history
The diocese of Hanyang was founded on December 12, 1923 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Quo christiani from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate of East Hubei as Apostolic Prefecture Hanyang . The Hanyang Apostolic Prefecture was founded on July 14, 1927 by Pius XI. raised to the apostolic vicariate .
The Apostolic Vicariate Hanyang was on April 11, 1946 by Pope Pius XII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Hankow as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Hanyang
- Edward Galvin SSCME , 1924-1927
Vicars Apostolic of Hanyang
- Edward Galvin SSCME, 1927-1946
Bishops of Hanyang
- Edward Galvin SSCME, 1946-1956
- Anthony Tu Shi-hua OFM (1959-2001)
- Peter Zhang Boren (1986-2005)
- Sedis vacancy , since 2005
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Hanyang on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 17, 2020.