The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanyuan (, ) is a

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located in Sanyuan 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 ...

Xi'an Xi'an is the list of capitals in China, capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong plain, the city is the third-most populous city in Western China after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populou ...

, and is centered in the Chinese province of

Shaanxi Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...

History

* November 1, 1931: Established as

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of Sanyuan () from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu () * July 13, 1944: Promoted as

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 Sanyuan * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Sanyuan

Leadership

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s of Sanyuan (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Han Yingjin (since June 24, 2010) ** Bishop

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(2003–2008) ** Bishop John Bai Ningxian (since May 7, 1997) (possibly an auxiliary bishop) ** Bishop Joseph Zong Huaide (1985–2003) ** Bishop Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. () (April 11, 1946–April 17, 1985) * Vicars Apostolic of Sanyuan (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. () (July 13, 1944–April 11, 1946) * Prefects Apostolic of Sanyuan (Roman Rite) ** Fr. Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. () (later Bishop) (June 4, 1932–July 13, 1944)

References

GCatholic.org

UCAN Diocese Profile

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History

Leadership

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