Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong
The Diocese of Hanzhong/Nancheng (Latin: Hanciomen(sis), Chinese: 漢中, 南鄭) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in China. The episcopal see is the city of Hanzhong (Shaanxi). The Diocese of Hanzhong is in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Xi'an.
Diocese of Hanzhong Dioecesis Hanciomensis 天主教汉中教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Xi’an |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 1,500,000 19,060 (1.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Hanzhong |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stefano Xu Hongwei |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Anthony Dang Mingyan |
History
- August 2, 1887: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shensi 陝西南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi 陝西
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hanzhongfu 漢中府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Hanzhong 漢中
Leadership
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shensi 陝西南境
- Bishop Pio Giuseppe Passerini, P.I.M.E. (拔士林) (March 29, 1895 – April 24, 1918)
- Bishop Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (康) (April 2, 1919 – December 3, 1924)
- Vicars Apostolic of Hanzhongfu 漢中府
- Bishop Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (康) (December 3, 1924 – 1925)
- Bishop Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. (巴) (later Archbishop) (March 7, 1928 – 1935)
- Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (March 11, 1935 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishops of Hanzhong 漢中
- Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (April 11, 1946 – February 2, 1966)
- Bishop Giuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. (孟守道) (January 13, 1949 – August 17, 1963)
- Bishop Bartholomew Yu Chengti (1984 - 2003)
- Bishop Matthias Yu Chengxin, coadjutor (December 1989 – 2007)
- Bishop Louis Yu Run-shen (1986–2019)
- Bishop Stefano Xu Hongwei (2019-Present)
References
Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shen-si.
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