Jiangmen Diocese
| Jiangmen Diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Canton |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Liang Jiansen |
| founding | 1924 |
| surface | 35,000 km² |
| Parishes | 21 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 4,000,000 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 8,292 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 224 |
| Religious sisters | 38 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral |
The Diocese of Jiangmen ( lat. : Dioecesis Chiammenensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Jiangmen .
history
The diocese of Jiangmen was founded on January 31, 1924 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ut aucto from cessions of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Shantou as Apostolic Prefecture Jiangmen . On February 3, 1927, the Jiangmen Apostolic Prefecture was founded by Pius XI. raised to the apostolic vicariate .
The Apostolic Vicariate Jiangmen 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 Canton as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Jiangmen
- James Edward Walsh MM , 1927-1936
- Adolph John Paschang MM, 1937-1946
Bishops of Jiangmen
- Adolph John Paschang MM, 1946–1968
- Sedis vacancy , since 1968
See also
Web links
- Entry on Jiangmen Diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 16, 2011.