Xuzhou diocese
| Xuzhou diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nanking |
| Diocesan bishop | John Wang Renlei |
| founding | 1931 |
| surface | 20,000 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 4,500,000 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 93,500 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 2.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 35 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,908 |
| Friars | 21 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious sisters | 45 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
The Diocese of Xuzhou ( Latin : Dioecesis Siuceuvensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in Xuzhou in the People's Republic of China .
history
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Prefecture of Süchow with the Breve Ad rei christianae on July 1, 1931 out of territory ceded by the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanking . On June 18, 1935, she was raised to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate with the bull Merito lubenterque .
With the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos it was raised to the diocese on April 11, 1946. In 1959 Thomas Qian Yu-rong was appointed bishop, who has administered the diocese to this day. As of November 30, 2006, the diocese has had a coadjutor bishop in the person of John Wang Renlei , whose ordination has caused controversy and a strong official response from the Holy See .
Full professor
Apostolic Prefect of Süchow
- George Marin S.J. (December 3, 1931 - June 18, 1935)
Apostolic Vicar of Süchow
- Philip Côté SJ (June 18, 1935 - April 11, 1946)
Bishops of Luoyang
- Philip Côté SJ (April 11, 1946 - January 16, 1970)
- Thomas Qian Yu-rong (1959 - 2007 only with the consent of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association , from 2007 until his retirement in 2011, diocesan bishop recognized by Rome)
- John Wang Renlei (from 2011 with confirmation from the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, since 2012 after reconciliation with the Holy See also with recognition from Rome)