Yizhou diocese
Grave of Karl Christian Weber SVD, the first and so far only bishop of the diocese. (Cemetery of the Steyler Mission House St. Wendel )
| Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop | Giovanni Fang Xingyao |
| surface | 18,000 km² |
| Parishes | 13 ( AP 1950 ) |
| Residents | 3,424,167 ( AP 1950 ) |
| Catholics | 20,545 ( AP 1950 ) |
| proportion of | 0.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 ( AP 1950 ) |
| Religious priest | 22 ( AP 1950 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 822 |
| Religious sisters | 45 ( AP 1950 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Chinese |
| cathedral | Linyi Cathedral |
The diocese of Yizhou (lat. Dioecesis Iceuvensis ), located in the People's Republic of China , was founded as an Apostolic Vicariate on July 1, 1937 and elevated to a diocese on April 11, 1946 .
The diocese belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Jinan was a mission area of the Steyler missionaries , which also included the vicars apostles and the only bishop, Karl Christian Weber from Germany , who died on November 15, 1970. After his death, due to the political situation, the diocese could no longer be occupied with the blessing of Rome until September 22, 2018 , when Pope Francis recognized the bishop of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association .
Web links
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dicho.html