Roman Catholic Diocese of Shunde
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shunde/Shunteh/Xingtai 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 Shunde
Shunde
Shunde District is a district of Foshan prefecture-level city in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province, southeast China.-Administration:Shunde was a county-level city until December 8, 2002, when it became a district of Foshan prefecture-level city...

 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

  • 1933: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Shundefu 順得府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府

1944.01.13: Promoted 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 Shundefu 順得府
1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Shunde 順得

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 Shunde 順得 (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Inácio Krause, C.M. (April 11, 1946–1950)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Shundefu 順得府 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Inácio Krause, C.M. (January 13, 1944 – April 11, 1946)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Shundefu 順得府 (Roman Rite)
    • Fr. Inácio Krause, C.M. (later Bishop) (October 26, 1933 – January 13, 1944)
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