Diocese of Wuhu
| Diocese of Wuhu | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Anking |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1921 |
| Parishes | 24 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 5,000,000 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 41,135 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 8 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 50 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 709 |
| Friars | 26 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious sisters | 15 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | St. Joseph |
The diocese of Wuhu ( lat. : Dioecesis Uhuvensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Wuhu .
history
The diocese of Wuhu was founded on August 8, 1921 by Pope Benedict XV. established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Kiangnan as Apostolic Vicariate Nganhoei . On December 3, 1924, the Apostolic Vicariate Nganhoei was renamed Apostolic Vicariate Wuhu .
The Apostolic Vicariate Wuhu 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 Anking as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Nganhoei
- Vicente Huarte San Martín SJ , 1922-1924
Vicars Apostolic of Wuhu
- Vicente Huarte San Martín SJ, 1924-1935
- Zenón Arámburu Urquiola SJ, 1936-1946
Bishops of Wuhu
- Zenón Arámburu Urquiola SJ, 1946–1969
- Francis Zhang Feng-zao , (1990-1994)
- Joseph Zhu Hua-yu (1997-2005)
- Sedis vacancy , since 2005
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Wuhu on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- Entry on Giga-Catholic (English)