Diocese of Anlong
| Diocese of Anlong | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Guiyang |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1922 |
| surface | 45,000 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (December 31, 1950 / AP2002 ) |
| Residents | 1,350,000 (December 31, 1950 / AP2002 ) |
| Catholics | 11,403 ( 12/31/1950 / AP2002 ) |
| proportion of | 0.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 (December 31, 1950 / AP2002 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 (December 31, 1950 / AP2002 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 380 |
| Religious sisters | 5 (December 31, 1950 / AP2002 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The Anlong Diocese ( Latin : Dioecesis Nganlomensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Anlong in the People's Republic of China .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the apostolic prefecture Lanlung with the Breve Quae catholico on February 16, 1922 from cessions of territory of the apostolic vicariates Kuiceu and Canton . On April 27, 1927, the prefecture was raised to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate .
With the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos it was raised to the diocese on April 11, 1946. In 1999 the Chinese government united the dioceses of Anlong, Guiyang and Shiqian to form the diocese of Guizhou, based in the city of Guiyang.
Full professor
Apostolic Prefect of Lanlung
- Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo M.EP (November 22, 1922-27 April 1927)
Vicar Apostolic of Lanlung
- Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo MEP (April 27, 1927 - April 11, 1946)
Bishop of Anlong
- Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo MEP (April 11, 1946 - January 26, 1952)