Roman Catholic Diocese of Ganzhou
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ganzhou/Kanchow is a diocese
located in the city of Ganzhou
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Nanchang in China.
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 Ganzhou
Ganzhou
Ganzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. Its administrative seat is at Zhanggong .-History:...
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 Nanchang in China.
History
- August 25, 1920: Established as Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn 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 Ganzhou 贛州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kiangsi 江西南境 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ganzhou 贛州
Leadership
- BishopBishopA 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 Ganzhou 贛州 (Roman rite)- Bishop John A. O'Shea, C.M.LazaristsCongregation of the Mission is a vowed order of priests and brothers associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations who claim St. Vincent de Paul as their founder or Patron...
(April 11, 1946 – October 10, 1969)
- Bishop John A. O'Shea, C.M.
- Vicars Apostolic of Ganzhou 贛州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop John A. O'Shea, C.M. (July 3, 1931 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. (May 12, 1925 – July 3, 1931)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. (Apostolic Administrator July 21, 1920 – May 12, 1925)