Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hongdong/Hungtung is a diocese
located in the city of Hongdong in the Ecclesiastical province
of Taiyuan 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 Hongdong 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 Taiyuan in China.
History
- June 17, 1932: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Hongdong 洪洞 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu 潞安府
- April 18, 1950: Promoted as Diocese of Hongdong 洪洞
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 Hongdong 洪洞 (Roman rite)- Bishop Francis Han Ting-pi (韓廷弼) (April 18, 1950 – December 21, 1991)
- Prefects Apostolic of Hongdong 洪洞 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Francis Han Ting-pi (韓廷弼) (1949 – April 18, 1950)
- Fr. Joseph Gao Zong-han (Kao) (高宗漢) (1942 – November 14, 1944)
- Fr. Peter Cheng Yu-tang (Tch’eng) (成玉堂) (May 24, 1932–1942)