Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Ningxia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia

Roman Catholic diocese in China


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia/Yinchuan (Latin: Nimsciian(us), simplified Chinese: 宁夏/银川; traditional Chinese: 寧夏/銀川; pinyin: Níngxià/Yínchuān) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Suiyuan, in north(west)ern China, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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No statistics available. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, located in the city of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region.

History

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman rite; until 1980 European missionary members of a Latin congregation)[1]

Apostolic Vicars of Ningxia
  • Goffredo Frederix, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) (费达德) (born Belgium) (March 14, 1922retired 1930), Titular Bishop of Thagaste (1920.03.081938.06.18), initially as Apostolic Vicar of Northern Kansu (甘肅北境) (China) (1920.03.051922.03.08); died 1938
  • Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. (石扬休) (born Belgium) (December 21, 1931death 13 January 1944), Titular Bishop of Petinessus (1931.12.141944.01.13)
  • Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (born Belgium) (March 14, 1946April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Sufes (1946.03.141946.04.11)
Suffragan Bishops of Ningxia
  • Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. (王守礼) (see above April 11, 1946death August 26, 1980)
  • Joseph Ma Zhongmu (馬仲牧) (first Chinese incumbent) (19842004)
  • uncanonical John Baptist Liu Jing-shan (劉靜山) (199320 December 2009)
  • Joseph Li Jing (20 December 2009present), succeeded as former Coadjutor Bishop of Ningxia (20072009).

See also


References

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