Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu 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 municipal region of Ningde
Ningde
Ningde , also known as Mindong , is a prefecture-level city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou to the south, Wenzhou City and Zhejiang province to the north, and Nanping City to the west.-Administration:...

 (formerly Funing), 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 Fuzhou, in China.

History

  • December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate
    Apostolic vicariate
    An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...

     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 福寧

Leadership

  • Bishop
    Bishop
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    s of Funing 福寧 (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (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. (趙炳文) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926 – April 11, 1946)
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