The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen/Amoy/Hsíamen (, ) is a

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located in the city of

Xiamen Xiamen,), also known as Amoy ( ; from the Zhangzhou Hokkien pronunciation, zh, c=, s=, t=, p=, poj=Ē͘-mûi, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Stra ...

(

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

) in the

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Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...

in China.

History

* December 3, 1883: Established as

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of Amoy 廈門 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xiamen 廈門

Leadership

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s of Xiamen 廈門 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui (2010–2025) ** Bishop Joseph Huang Ziyu (1986–1991) ** Bishop Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. (June 10, 1948–May 1983) ** Bishop Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. (April 11, 1946–January 6, 1947) * Vicars Apostolic of Amoy 廈門 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P.(January 27, 1916–April 11, 1946) ** Bishop Isidoro Clemente Gutiérrez, O.P. (August 7, 1899–August 10, 1915.) ** Bishop

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, O.P. (January 19, 1895–June 21, 1896) ** Bishop

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, O.P. (May 4, 1893–October 14, 1893) ** Bishop Andrés Chinchón, O.P. (December 11, 1883–May 1, 1892)

References

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in China Religious organizations established in 1883 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century Christianity in Fujian Xiamen {{PRChina-RC-diocese-stub