Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Hanzhong
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latin= Dioecesis Hanciomensis
country= China | metropolitan=Xi'an
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 主教座堂
cocathedral =
area=
population= 1,500,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 19,060
catholics_percent= 1.3
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong/Nancheng {Latin: " Hanciomen(sis)", 中文: 漢中, 南鄭} is a diocese located in the city of Hanzhong in the Ecclesiastical province of Xi'an in China.
History
* August 2, 1887: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shensi 陝西南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi 陝西
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hanzhongfu 漢中府
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Hanzhong 漢中
Leadership
* Bishops of Hanzhong 漢中 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Giuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. (孟守道) (January 13, 1949 – August 17, 1963)
** Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (April 11, 1946 – February 2, 1966)
* Vicars Apostolic of Hanzhongfu 漢中府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (March 11, 1935 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Lorenzo Balconi, P.I.M.E. (巴) (later Archbishop) (March 7, 1928 – 1935)
** Bishop Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (康) (December 3, 1924 – 1925)
* Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shensi 陝西南境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (康) (April 2, 1919 – December 3, 1924)
** Bishop Pio Giuseppe Passerini, P.I.M.E. (拔士林) (March 29, 1895 – April 24, 1918)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/hanc0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhanc.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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