Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Fenyang
汾陽
latin= Dioecesis Feniamensis
country= China | metropolitan=Taiyuan
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 84,000
population= 2,085,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 15,618
catholics_percent= 0.7
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fenyang {Latin: " Feniamen(sis)", 中文: 汾陽} is a diocese located in the city of Fenyang in the Ecclesiastical province of Taiyuan in China.
History
* May 12, 1926: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fenyang 汾陽 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府)
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fenyang 汾陽
Leadership
* Bishops of Fenyang 汾陽 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Simon Lei Chang-hsia (雷震霞) (June 9, 1949 – 1963)
** Bishop Francis Liu Jin-wen (Liu Chiu-wen) (劉錦文) (April 11, 1946 – January 15, 1948)
* Vicars Apostolic of Fenyang 汾陽 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Francis Liu Jin-wen (Liu Chiu-wen) (劉錦文) (July 23, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Louis Chen Guo-di (Tchen Chao-t’ien), O.F.M. (陳國砥) (May 10, 1926 – March 9, 1930)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/feny0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dfeny.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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