Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Jiaying
嘉應
latin= Dioecesis Chiaïmensis
country= China | metropolitan=Guangzhou
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 67,000
population= 2,625,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 22,819
catholics_percent= 0.9
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying/Kayíng/Meixian {Latin: " Chiaïmen(sis)", 中文: 嘉應, 梅縣} is a diocese located in the city of Jiaying in the Ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.
History
* February 20, 1929: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jiaying 嘉應 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭
* June 18, 1935: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiaying 嘉應
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiaying 嘉應
Leadership
* Bishops of Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. (April 11, 1946 – February 21, 1952)
* Vicars Apostolic of Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. (June 18, 1935 – April 11, 1946)
* Prefects Apostolic of Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman Rite)
** Fr. Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. (later Bishop) (April 28, 1929 – June 18, 1935)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kayi0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkayi.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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