Roman Catholic Diocese of Anguo
Appearance
Diocese of Anguo Dioecesis Ngancuovensis 安国教区 | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Beijing |
Metropolitan | Beijing |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1949) 1,200,000 33,200 (2.8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Li Shan |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anguo (Latin: Ngancuoven(sis), Chinese: 安國) is a diocese located in the city of Anguo in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.
History
- April 15, 1924: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 蠡縣 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 and Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南
- July 13, 1929: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Anguo 安國
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Anguo 安國
Leadership
- Bishops of Anguo 安國 (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi, C.M. (王增義) (April 11, 1946 – February 21, 1951)
- Vicars Apostolic of Anguo 安國 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi, C.M. (王增義) (July 1, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Melchior Sun De-zhen (Souen), C.M. (孫德禎) (June 24, 1926 – 1937)
References
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Anguo [Ankwo]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Anguo 安國". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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