Shaoguan diocese
| Shaoguan diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Canton |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1920 |
| Residents | 2,500,000 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 5,199 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 226 |
| Friars | 20 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious sisters | 29 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The diocese Shaoguan (Chaozhou) ( lat. : Dioecesis Sciaoceuvensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Chaozhou .
history
The Diocese of Chaozhou was on April 9, 1920 by Pope Benedict XV. established with the Apostolic Constitution Cum opitulante from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Canton as Apostolic Vicariate Siuchow .
The Apostolic Vicariate Siuchow 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
Apostolic Vicars of Siuchow
- Aloisius Versiglia SDB , 1920-1930
- Ignazio Canazei SDB, 1930-1946
Bishops of Chaozhou
- Ignazio Canazei SDB, 1946
- Michele Alberto Arduino SDB, 1948–1962, then Bishop of Gerace-Locri
- Sedis vacancy , since 1962
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Shaoguan diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 16, 2011.