Diocese of Nancheng
| Diocese of Nancheng | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nanchang |
| Diocesan bishop | John Baptist Li Sugong |
| founding | 1932 |
| Parishes | 13 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 450,000 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 6,885 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 1.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 230 |
| Religious sisters | 7 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The Diocese of Nancheng ( Latin : Dioecesis Nancemensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Nancheng in the People's Republic of China .
history
Pope Pius XI founded with the Breve Ecclesiae universae the Apostolic Prefecture Nancheng on November 29, 1932 from cessions of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Yujiang . On February 13, 1940, she was raised to the rank of Vicariate Apostolic .
With the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos it was raised to the diocese on April 11, 1946.
Full professor
Apostolic Prefect of Kienchangfu
- Patrick Cleary SSCME (July 21, 1933 - December 13, 1938)
Vicar Apostolic of Nancheng
- Patrick Cleary SSCME (December 13, 1938 - April 11, 1946)
Bishop of Nancheng
- Patrick Cleary SSCME (April 11, 1946 - October 23, 1970)
- Sedis vacancy (1970 - 2010)
- John Baptist Li Sugong (since 2010)
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Nancheng on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- Entry about the Diocese of Nancheng on Giga-Catholic (English)