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| Diocese of Funing Dioecesis Funimensis 天主教福宁教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Territory | Ningde (except Pingnan County and Gutian County) |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fuzhou |
| Metropolitan | Fuzhou |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,000 km (3,900 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1948) 1,000,000 26,783 (2.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vincent Zhan Silu |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Lin Jiashan |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu (Latin: Funimen(sis), simplified Chinese: 福宁 / 霞浦; traditional Chinese: 福寧 /霞浦; pinyin: Fúníng / Xiápǔ) is a diocese located in the municipal region of Ningde (formerly Funing), in the ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, centered in the Chinese province of Fujian.
History
- December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu (福寧府) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien (福建北境)
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Funing
Leadership
- Bishops of Funing (Roman rite)
- Bishop Thomas Niu Huiqing (牛會卿) (Apostolic Administrator 1948–February 28, 1973)
- Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (April 11, 1946–May 6, 1980)
- Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu (福寧府) (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926–April 11, 1946)
References
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