The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jining (, ) is a

diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...

located in Jining (Ulanqab) in the

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...

Suiyuan Suiyuan () was a historical province of China. Suiyuan's capital was Guisui (now Hohhot). The abbreviation was (pinyin: ). The area Suiyuan covered is approximated today by the prefecture-level cities of Hohhot, Baotou, Wuhai, Ordos, Bayan ...

in China.

History

* February 8, 1929: Established as

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of Jining 集寧 from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Xiwanzi The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi/Chongli (, ) is a diocese located in the city of Xiwanzi, Chongli District in the ecclesiastical province of Suiyuan in China. History * August 20, 1840: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙 ...

西彎子 * April 1, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jining 集寧

Special churches

*Formal Cathedral: **玫瑰營天主堂

Leadership

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s of Jining 集寧 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Anthony Yao Shun (2019–)First Chinese bishop consecrated after Vatican-China deal
Catholic News Agency ** Bishop John Liu Shi-gong (1995–2017) ** Bishop Joseph Fan Heng'an (Fan Heng'an) (樊恆安) (April 11, 1946–1975) * Vicars Apostolic of Jining 集寧 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Joseph Fan Heng'an (Fan Heng'an) (樊恆安) (January 10, 1933–April 11, 1946) ** Bishop Evaristo Zhang Zhiliang (張智良) (February 10, 1929–May 26, 1932)

References

GCatholic.org

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