Linhai diocese
| Linhai diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Hangzhou |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1926 |
| surface | 3,135 km² |
| Residents | 2,000,000 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 7,734 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 455 |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | St. Joseph |
The Linhai Diocese ( Latin : Dioecesis Taeceuvensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Linhai in the People's Republic of China .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Vicariate Taichow with the Breve Supremi apostolatus on August 10, 1926 from cessions of territory from the Apostolic Vicariate Ningpo . Joseph Hu Jo-shan was one of the first six Chinese bishops to be elected by Pius XI. were ordained bishop on October 28, 1926.
With the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos it was raised to the diocese on April 11, 1946. After the death of Joseph Hu Joo-shan, the diocese had no official or illegal bishop. On July 10, 2010, after nearly 50 years, the first bishop of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association was ordained, Anton Xu Jiwei , former Apostolic Administrator of the same diocese since 1999.
Ordinaries
Vicar Apostolic of Taichow
- Joseph Hu Joo-shan CM (July 30, 1926 - April 11, 1946)
Bishops of Linhai
- Joseph Hu Joo-shan CM (April 11, 1946 - August 28, 1962)
- Anton Xu Jiwei , (July 10th 2010 - September 25th 2016)