Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiaying/Kayíng/Meixian
is a diocese
located in the city of Jiaying in the Ecclesiastical province
of Guangzhou in China.
Meixian
Mei County is a county in the municipal region of Meizhou, in northeastern Guangdong province, the People's Republic of China.-Geography:Mei county almost completely surrounds Meizhou's urban districts Jiangnan and Jiangbei...
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 Jiaying 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 Guangzhou in China.
History
- February 20, 1929: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Jiaying 嘉應 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭
- June 18, 1935: Promoted 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 Jiaying 嘉應 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiaying 嘉應
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 Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman rite)- Bishop Francis Xavier FordFrancis Xavier FordFrancis Xavier Ford, M.M. was an American Roman Catholic bishop and Maryknoll missionary in China. Because of his torture by the Communist Chinese and death in prison in 1952, he is considered a martyr, and his cause for canonization is pending.-Early life and priesthood:Francis Xavier Ford was...
, M.M.MaryknollMaryknoll is a name shared by three organizations that are part of the Roman Catholic Church and whose joint focus is on the overseas mission activity of the Catholic Church in the United States...
(April 11, 1946 – February 21, 1952)
- Bishop Francis Xavier Ford
- Vicars Apostolic of Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. (June 18, 1935 – April 11, 1946)
- Prefects Apostolic of Jiaying 嘉應 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. (later Bishop) (April 28, 1929 – June 18, 1935)