Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu (Latin: Funimen(sis), simplified Chinese: 福宁 / 霞浦; traditional Chinese: 福寧 /霞浦; pinyin: Fúníng / Xiápǔ) is a diocese located in the municipal region of Ningde (formerly Funing), in the ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, centered in the Chinese province of Fujian.

Diocese of Funing Dioecesis Funimensis 天主教福宁教区
Location
Country	China
Territory	Ningde (except Pingnan County and Gutian County)
Ecclesiastical province	Fuzhou
Metropolitan	Fuzhou
Statistics
Area	10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1948) 1,000,000 26,783 (2.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vincent Zhan Silu
Metropolitan Archbishop	Peter Lin Jiashan

History

• December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu (福寧府) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien (福建北境)
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Funing

Leadership

• Bishops of Funing (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Thomas Niu Huiqing (牛會卿) (Apostolic Administrator 1948–February 28, 1973)
  • Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (April 11, 1946–May 6, 1980)
• Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu (福寧府) (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926–April 11, 1946)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy