The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wuhu (, ) is a

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located in the city of

Wuhu Wuhu () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province of China, province, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei City to the n ...

in the

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Anqing Anqing ( zh, s=, t=安慶, p=Ānqìng, l=, also Yicheng, Nganking and formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province of China, province, China, People's Republic of China. Its popu ...

in China.

History

* August 8, 1921: Established as the

Apostolic Vicariate An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established. The status of apostolic vicariate is often ...

of Anhui 安徽 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kiang-nan 江南) * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu 蕪湖 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Wuhu 蕪湖

Leadership

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s of Wuhu (Roman rite) ** Bishop Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. (April 11, 1946 – April 4, 1969) * Vicars Apostolic of Wuhu 蕪湖 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. (July 7, 1936 – April 11, 1946) ** Bishop

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, S.J. (December 3, 1924 – August 23, 1935) * Vicars Apostolic of Anhui 安徽 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Vicente Huarte San Martín, S.J. (April 26, 1922 – December 3, 1924)

References

GCatholic.org

1921 establishments in China Christianity in Anhui Christian organizations established in 1921

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