Roman Catholic Diocese of Anguo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anguo is a diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 located in the city of Anguo
Anguo
Anguo , nicknamed "Medicine Capital" , is a county-level city under the administration of and south of the city of Baoding, central Hebei Province, China.It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine established around 100....

 in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...

 of Beijing
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing is an archdiocese located in the city of Beijing in China.-History:* 1307: Established as Archdiocese of Khanbalik* 1375: Suppressed...

 in China.

History

  • April 15, 1924: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 蠡縣 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 and Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南
  • July 13, 1929: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Anguo 安國
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Anguo 安國

Leadership

  • Bishop
    Bishop
    A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

    s of Anguo 安國 (Roman rite)
    • Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi, C.M. (王增義) (April 11, 1946 – February 21, 1951)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Anguo 安國 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi, C.M. (王增義) (July 1, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
    • Bishop Melchior Sun De-zhen (Souen), C.M. (孫德禎) (June 24, 1926–1937)
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