Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Qinzhou
秦州
latin= Dioecesis Zinceuvensis
country= China | metropolitan=Lanzhou
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 东关主教座堂
(" Dongguan Cathedral")
cocathedral =
area= 45,000
population= 2,500,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 8,548
catholics_percent= 0.3
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou/Tsínchow/Tianshui {Latin: " Zinceuven(sis)", 中文: 秦州, 天水} is a diocese located in the city of Qinzhou in the Ecclesiastical province of Lanzhou in China.
History
* April 28, 1905: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kan-su 甘肅
* March 8, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Kansu 甘肅東境
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Qinzhou 秦州
* April 11, 1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Qinzhou 秦州
Leadership
* Bishops of Qinzhou 秦州 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Peter G. Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. (April 21, 1949 – November 17, 1959)
* Vicars Apostolic of Qinzhou 秦州 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Salvador-Pierre Walleser (March 28, 1922 – January 1, 1946)
* Vicars Apostolic of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境 (Roman Rite)
** Fr. Costante Daems, C.I.C.M. (1914 – 1922)
** Bishop Everardo Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. (1905 – May 6, 1914)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tsin1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtsnc.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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