Zhoucun diocese

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Zhoucun diocese
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
Metropolitan bishopric Jinan Archdiocese
Diocesan bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang
founding 1929
surface 5,000 km²
Parishes 51 ( AP 1951 )
Residents 2.941.100 ( AP 1951 )
Catholics 29,411 ( 1950 )
proportion of 1 %
Diocesan priest 12 ( AP 1951 )
Religious priest 23 ( AP 1951 )
Religious sisters 25 ( AP 1951 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Standard Chinese

The Diocese of Zhoucun (Latin: Dioecesis Ceuziienensis ), located in the People's Republic of China , was founded on April 16, 1929 as a Mission sui juris from Changtien. Raised to the Apostolic Prefecture on June 1, 1932 , it was made the Apostolic Vicariate of Chowtsun on May 18, 1937 and on April 11, 1946 by Pope Pius XII. raised to the diocese .

The diocese belonging to the ecclesiastical province of Jinan was a mission area of ​​the Franciscans (OFM) , which also provided the vicars apostles and the first bishop Henry Ambrose Pinger . He died on September 24, 1988.

Due to the political situation, the diocese could not be occupied by the Vatican between 1988 and 2018 :

Vicars Apostolic and Bishops of Zhoucun

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