Roman Catholic Diocese of Fengxiang

The Diocese of Fengxiang (Latin: Fomsiamen(sis), Chinese: 鳳翔) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese if the Catholic Church located in Fengxiang (Shaanxi), China. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Xi’an.

Diocese of Fengxiang

Dioecesis Fomsiamensis

天主教凤翔教区
Cathedral of St Joseph in Fengxiang
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceXi’an
Statistics
Area12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
1,000,000
8,504 (0.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Fengxiang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPeter Li Hui-yuan
Metropolitan ArchbishopAnthony Dang Mingyan

It is believed that this diocese, headed by Bishop Luke Li Jingfeng until his death late in 2017, is the only one in China where neither the laity nor the bishop belong to the government-sponsored Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. Since 2017, the bishop has been Peter Li Huiyuan.[1]

History

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  • November 15, 1932: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
  • June 9, 1942: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fengxiang 鳳翔

Leadership

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  • Prefects Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
    • Fr. Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (later Bishop) (October 26, 1933 – June 9, 1942)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
    • Bishop Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (June 9, 1942 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishops of Fengxiang 鳳翔

References

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  1. ^ "Fengxiang, 200 faithful in standoff with 600 policemen who want to destroy the Marian shrine of Mujiaping". www.asianews.it.
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