Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Ningxia
YYY
latin= Dioecesis Nimsciianus
country= China | metropolitan=Suiyuan
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 聖母聖心天主堂
("Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary")
cocathedral =
area= 200,000
population= 1,000,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 35,313
catholics_percent= 3.5
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia/Yinchuan {Latin: " Nimsciian(us)", 中文: 寧夏, 銀川 } is a diocese located in the city of Ningxia in the Ecclesiastical province of Suiyuan in China.
History
* March 14, 1922: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Ningxia 寧夏 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningxia 寧夏
Leadership
* Bishops of Ningxia (Roman rite)
** Bishop Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (April 11, 1946 – August 26, 1980)
* Vicars Apostolic of Ningxia 寧夏 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (March 14, 1946 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. (石扬休) (December 21, 1931 – 1944)
** Bishop Goffredo Frederix, C.I.C.M. (费达德) (March 14, 1922 – 1930)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/ning0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnngs.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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