Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongping

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongping/Lulong/Tangshan (Latin: Iompimen(sis), Chinese: 永平, 盧龍) is a Latin Church diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. Its seat is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Yongping (now Lulong, Tangshan 唐山, Hebei)

Diocese of Yongping

Dioecesis Iompimensis

天主教永平教区
Location
CountryChina
MetropolitanBeijing
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tangshan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Fang Jianping
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Li Shan

History

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  • Established on December 23, 1899 as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Chi-Li 直隸東, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (now Peking archdiocese)
  • Renamed on December 3, 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Yongpingfu 永平府
  • Promoted and renamed (exclusively after its see) on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Yongping 永平

Ordinaries

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Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Chi-Li 直隸東
  • Ernest François Geurts, C.M. (December 14, 1899 – December 3, 1924 see below), Titular Bishop of Rhinocorura (December 14, 1899 – July 21, 1940)
Apostolic Vicars of Yongpingfu 永平府
  • Ernest François Geurts, C.M. (see above December 3, 1924 – July 21, 1940)
  • Eugenio Lebouille, C.M. (July 21, 1940 – April 11, 1946), Titular Bishop of Conana (July 16, 1928 - April 11, 1946), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Yongpingfu 永平府 (July 16, 1928 – July 21, 1940)
Suffragan Bishops of Yongping 永平
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