Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan/Xichang (Latin: Nimiuenen(sis), Chinese: 寧遠, 西昌) is a diocese located in the city of Xichang in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.

Diocese of Ningyuan

Dioecesis Nimiuenensis

天主教宁远教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceChongqing
MetropolitanChongqing
Statistics
Area120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 1950)
2,000,000
11,143 (0.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral in Xichang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohn Lei Jia-pei
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede Vacante

History

  • August 12, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Jianchang 建昌 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan 南四川
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningyuan 寧遠

Leadership

  • Bishops of Ningyuan 寧遠 (Roman rite)
    • Bishop John Lei Jia-pei (December 2, 2016 – present)
    • Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – August 6, 1954)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (March 18, 1927 – April 11, 1946)
    • Bishop Joseph-Fructueux Bourgain, M.E.P. (March 31, 1918 – September 30, 1925)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Jianchang 建昌 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (August 12, 1910 – April 28, 1916)

References


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