Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu (Latin: Funimen(sis), simplified Chinese: 福宁 / 霞浦; traditional Chinese: 福寧 /霞浦; pinyin: Fúníng / Xiápǔ) is a diocese located in the municipal region of Ningde (formerly Funing), in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, centered in the Chinese province of Fujian.

Diocese of Funing

Dioecesis Funimensis

天主教福宁教区
Location
CountryChina
TerritoryNingde (except Pingnan County and Gutian County)
Ecclesiastical provinceFuzhou
MetropolitanFuzhou
Statistics
Area10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 1948)
1,000,000
26,783 (2.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVincent Zhan Silu
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Lin Jia-shan

History

  • December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu (福寧府) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien (福建北境)
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Funing

Leadership

  • Bishops of Funing (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Thomas Niu Huiqing (牛會卿) (Apostolic Administrator 1948February 28, 1973)
    • Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (April 11, 1946May 6, 1980)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu (福寧府) (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926April 11, 1946)

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