Diocese of Sanyuan

Dioecesis Saniüenensis

天主教三原教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceXi’an
MetropolitanXi’an
Statistics
Area12,600 km2 (4,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
4,830,000
40,000 (0.82%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Sanyuan, Xianyang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Han Yingjin
Metropolitan ArchbishopAnthony Dang Mingyan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanyuan (Latin: Saniüenen(sis), Chinese: 三原; pinyin: Sānyuán) is a diocese located in Sanyuan in the Ecclesiastical province of Xi'an, and is centered in the Chinese province of Shaanxi.

History

  • November 1, 1931: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sanyuan (三原) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu (西安府)
  • July 13, 1944: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Sanyuan
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Sanyuan

Leadership

  • Bishops of Sanyuan (Roman rite)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Sanyuan (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. (班錫宜) (July 13, 1944April 11, 1946)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Sanyuan (Roman Rite)
    • Fr. Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. (班錫宜) (later Bishop) (June 4, 1932July 13, 1944)

See also

  • Anthony Zhang Gangyi, Franciscan priest of Sanyuan diocese

References


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