Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wanxian/Wanhsíen is a diocese
located in Wanxian in the Ecclesiastical province
of Chongqing 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 Wanxian 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 Chongqing in China.
History
- August 2, 1929: 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 Wanxian 萬縣 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chongqing 重慶 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Wanxian 萬縣
Special churches
- Former Cathedral:
- 聖母始胎無原罪天主堂
真原堂
(Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception), Wanzhou
- 聖母始胎無原罪天主堂
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 Wanxian 萬縣 (Roman rite)- Bishop Paul He Zeqing (December 13, 2008 - Present)
- Bishop Joseph Xu Zhixuan (July 31, 1989 Appointed Coadjutor Bishop;succeeded as ordinary on Jan 10, 2001; Dec 8, 2008 Died)
- Bishop Matthias Duan Yin-ming (Tuan In-Min) (段蔭明) (June 9, 1949 – January 10, 2001)
- Bishop Francis Xavier Wang Ze-pu (Wang Tse-pu) (王澤浦) (April 11, 1946 – July 3, 1947)
- Vicars Apostolic of Wanxian 萬縣 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Francis Xavier Wang Ze-pu (Wang Tse-pu) (王澤浦) (December 16, 1929 – April 11, 1946)