Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong/Hungtung (Latin: Homtomen(sis), Chinese: 洪洞; pinyin: Hóngtóng) is a diocese located in the city of Hongdong in the ecclesiastical province of Taiyuan. It is centered in the Chinese province of Shanxi.

Diocese of Hongdong Dioecesis Homtomensis 天主教洪洞教区
Cathedral of Hongtong
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Taiyuan
Metropolitan	Taiyuan
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Hongtong
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Liu Gen-zhu
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Meng Zhuyou

History

• June 17, 1932: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Hongdong (洪洞) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu (潞安府)
• April 18, 1950: Promoted as Diocese of Hongdong

Leadership

• Bishops of Hongdong

(Roman rite)

• Bishop Peter Liu Gen-zhu (22 December 2020 – Present)
  • Bishop Joseph Sun Yuanmo (November 7, 1920–February 23, 2006)
  • Bishop Francis Han Tingbi (韓廷弼) (April 18, 1950–December 21, 1991)
• Prefects Apostolic of Hongdong (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Francis Han Tingbi (韓廷弼) (1949–April 18, 1950)
  • Fr. Joseph Gao Zong-han (Kao) (高宗漢) (1942–November 14, 1944)
  • Fr. Peter Cheng Yu-tang (Tch’eng) (成玉堂) (May 24, 1932–1942)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy