Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Zhouzhi
盩厔
latin= Dioecesis Ceucevensis
country= China | metropolitan=Xi’an
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 圣母无玷圣心主教座堂（三門什字天主堂）
("Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Sanmenshizi Cathedral)")
cocathedral =
area=
population= 920,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 23,397
catholics_percent= 2.5
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi/Chowchich {Latin: " Ceuceven(sis)", 中文: 盩厔 } is a diocese located in the city of Zhouzhi in the Ecclesiastical province of Xi’an in China.
History
* June 17, 1932: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Zhouzhi 盩厔 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
* May 10, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Zhouzhi 盩厔
Leadership
* Bishops of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Louis Li Bo-yu (李伯漁) (May 10, 1951 – February 8, 1980)
* Prefects Apostolic of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (Roman Rite)
** Fr. John Gao Zheng-yi (Kao) (高正一) (May 30, 1941 – 1951)
** Fr. John Zhang Zhi-nan (Tchang) (張指南) (June 14, 1932 – 1940)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/chow0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dchwc.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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