Jinzhou diocese
| Jinzhou diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Shenyang Archdiocese |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Guo Jincai |
| founding | 1883 |
| Parishes | 40 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 5,235,341 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 31,845 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 20 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 56 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 419 |
| Friars | 47 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious sisters | 46 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The diocese Jinzhou ( lat. : Dioecesis Geholensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Jinzhou .
history
The diocese of Jinzhou was on December 21, 1883 by Pope Leo XIII. Established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Mongolia as the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia . In 1922 the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Chifeng . The Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Jinzhou on December 3, 1924 . On July 9, 1928, the Jinzhou Vicariate Apostolic gave parts of its territory to establish the Mission sui juris Qiqihar . Another assignment of territory took place on August 2, 1929 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Siping .
The Apostolic Vicariate Jinzhou 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 Shenyang as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia
- Théodore-Herman Rutjes CICM , 1883-1896
- Conrad Abels CICM, 1897-1924
Vicars Apostolic of Jinzhou
- Conrad Abel's CICM, 1924-1942
- Louis Janssens CICM, 1942-1946
Bishops of Jinzhou
- Louis Janssens CICM, 1946-1948
- Joseph Julian Oste CICM, 1948-1971
- Joseph Guo Jincai , since 2010
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Jinzhou on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 3, 2011.