Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia/Yinchuan (Latin: Nimsciian(us), simplified Chinese: 宁夏/银川; traditional Chinese: 寧夏/銀川; pinyin: Níngxià/Yínchuān) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Suiyuan, in north(west)ern China, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Diocese of Ningxia

Dioecesis Nimsciianus

天主教宁夏教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceSuiyuan
MetropolitanSuiyuan
Statistics
Area200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
1,000,000
35,313 (3.5%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Yinchuan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Li Jing
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Meng Qinglu

No statistics available. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, located in the city of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region.

History

edit

Episcopal ordinaries

edit

(all Roman rite; until 1980 European missionary members of a Latin congregation)[1]

Apostolic Vicars of Ningxia
  • Goffredo Frederix, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) (费达德) (born Belgium) (March 14, 1922–retired 1930), Titular Bishop of Thagaste (1920.03.08–1938.06.18), initially as Apostolic Vicar of Northern Kansu (甘肅北境) (China) (1920.03.05–1922.03.08); died 1938
  • Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. (石扬休) (born Belgium) (December 21, 1931–death 13 January 1944), Titular Bishop of Petinessus (1931.12.14–1944.01.13)
  • Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (born Belgium) (March 14, 1946–April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Sufes (1946.03.14–1946.04.11)
Suffragan Bishops of Ningxia

See also

edit

References

edit
edit

38°28′03″N 106°15′50″E / 38.46750°N 106.26388°E / 38.46750; 106.26388