Roman Catholic Diocese of Datong
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Datong/Tatung (Latin: Tatomen(sis), Chinese: 大同) is a Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Taiyuan in PR China.
Diocese of Datong Dioecesis Tatomensis 天主教大同教区 | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary | |
| Location | |
| Country |  China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Taiyuan |
| Metropolitan | Taiyuan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 1950) 1,000,000 7,702 (0.8%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Datong |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sylvester Li Jian-tang |
It has its cathedral episcopal see Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the city of Datong but is vacant.
History
- Established on March 14, 1922 as Apostolic Prefecture of Datongfu 大同府, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shansi 山西北境)
- Promoted on June 17, 1932 as Apostolic Vicariate of Datongfu 大同府
- Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Datong 大同, ceasing to be exempt and becoming a suffragan.
Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite; so far all missionary members of the Latin congregation Scheutists, C.I.C.M.)
- Apostolic Prefect of Datongfu 大同府
- Father Joseph Hoogers, C.I.C.M. (March 3, 1923–1932), previously Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission sui iuris of I-li 伊犁 (imperial China) (1918.06.08 – 1922)
- Apostolic Vicar of Datongfu 大同府
- Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. (June 21, 1932 – April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis (in Isauria) (1932.06.14 – 1946.04.11)
- Suffragan Bishops of Datong 大同
- Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. (see above April 11, 1946 – 1947)
- Apostolic Administrator Alphonse Van Buggenhout (范普厚), C.I.C.M. (1950.03.31 – 1951), later Secretary General of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference 1967 – 1970
- Thaddeus Guo Yin-gong (郭印宮) (1990 – 2000?)
- (sede vacante)
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