The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laohekou/Laohokow (, ) is a

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Latin

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in the

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of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Hankou in central

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, but depends on the missionary

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. Its episcopal see is located in the city of

Laohekou Laohekou () is a county-level city in the northwest of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the Han River (Hanshui), near the Henan border. The entire county-level city has an area of and a population of 490,000 (2002). I ...

(

Hubei Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...

). No statistics available. The see is vacant (?dormant) since 1966, without any

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History

* Established on 11 September 1870 as

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of Northwestern Hupeh 湖北西北, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Hupeh 湖北 * Renamed on 3 December 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Laohekou 老河口 / Laohokow / de Laohokow (Latin) * Lost territory on 25 May 1936 to establish the

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襄陽 * Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Laohekou 老河口 / Laohokow / Laohocheuven(sis) (Latin).

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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; so far European missionary members of Latin congregations) http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/laoh0.htm GCatholic.org ;''Apostolic Vicars of Northwestern Hupeh 湖北西北'' * Pascal Bili,

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(O.F.M.) (born Italy) (1876.11.20 – death 1878.05.12),

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of Gratianopolis (1876.11.20 – 1878.05.12) * Ezechias Banci, O.F.M. (born Italy) (1879.09.30 – death 1903.10.08), Titular Bishop of

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(1871.05.06 – 1903.10.08), initially as

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of Southern Hunan 湖南南境 (1871.05.06 – succession 1879.09.30) *

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, O.F.M. (born Italy)(10 May 1904 – death 30 June 1920), Titular Bishop of

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(1904.05.10 – 1920.06.30) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Laohekou 老河口'' *

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, O.F.M. (born Italy) (21 February 1922 – retired 1929?1930), Titular Bishop of

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(1922.02.21 – death 1931.11.23) *''

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Father Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani, O.F.M. (born Italy) (18 October 1930 – 27 January 1932 see below'') * Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani, O.F.M. (''see above'' 27 January 1932 – see promoted 11 April 1946 ''see below'') ;''Suffragan Bishops of Laohekou 老河口'' *

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, O.F.M. (''see above'' 11 April 1946 – death 10 March 1966).

References

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Roman Catholic dioceses in China

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Religion in Hubei

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History

Episcopal ordinaries

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References

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