The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yuci (, ) 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 ...
in
Yuci
Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.
Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts:
* Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistrict (), Luxi Subdistrict (), Anning Subdistrict (), Jin ...
(
Shanxi
Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...
) 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 ...
of
Taiyuan
Taiyuan; Mandarin pronunciation: (Jin Chinese, Taiyuan Jin: /tʰai˦˥ ye˩˩/) is the capital of Shanxi, China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an industrial base foc ...
, China.
History
* 17 June 1931: Established as the
Apostolic Prefecture
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
of Yuci 榆次 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府
* 9 March 1944: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Yuci 榆次
* 11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Yuci 榆次
Leadership
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Yuci (Roman rite)
** Bishop
John Baptist Wang Jin
John Baptist Wang Jin (; April 22, 1924 – September 23, 2014) was a Catholic bishop.
Born in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceedin ...
(1999-2014)
** Fr. Anthony H. Yang Guang-qi,
O.F.M. (楊廣祺) (20 September 1955 – 11 November 1957)
** Bishop Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. (富濟才) (11 April 1946 – 12 August 1953)
* Vicars Apostolic of Yuci 榆次 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. (富濟才) (9 March 1944 – 11 April 1946)
* Prefects Apostolic of Yuci 榆次 (Roman Rite)
** Fr. Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. (富濟才) (later Bishop; 16 January 1932 – 9 March 1944)
References
Profile GCatholic.org; accessed 27 September 2014.
catholic-hierarchy.org; accessed 27 September 2014.
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Christian organizations established in 1931
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Religion in Shanxi
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