Bishopric of Sanyuan
| Bishopric of Sanyuan | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Xi'an |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Han Yingjin |
| founding | 1931 |
| Residents | 1,115,777 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 12,043 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 1.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 8 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 482 |
| Friars | 2 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious sisters | 39 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Heart of jesus |
| Website | http://www.syjq1.cn/ |
The Diocese of Sanyuan ( lat. : Dioecesis Saniuenensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Sanyuan .
history
The diocese of Sanyuan was on November 1, 1931 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ut aucto from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Xi'an as Apostolic Prefecture Sanyuan . The Apostolic Prefecture of Sanyuan was founded on July 13, 1944 by Pope Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Congruum opportunumque raised to the Apostolic Vicariate .
The Apostolic Vicariate Sanyuan was on April 11, 1946 by Pius XII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Xi'an as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Sanyuan
- Ferdinando Fulgencio Pasini OFM , 1932-1944
Vicars Apostolic of Sanyuan
- Ferdinando Fulgencio Pasini OFM, 1944-1946
Bishops of Sanyuan
- Ferdinando Fulgencio Pasini OFM, 1946-1983
- Joseph Tsong Huaide ( 1985-2010 )
- John Bai Ningxian (since 1997)
- John Chrysostom Lan Shi (2000-2010)
- Joseph Han Yingjin , since 2010
See also
Web links
- Entry for the diocese of Sanyuan on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 9, 2011.