Roman Catholic Diocese of Weihui
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Weihui/Weíhwei/Jixian is a diocese
located in the city of Weihui
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Kaifeng 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 Weihui
Weihui
Weihui is a county-level city in Henan, People's Republic of China. It belongs to Xinxiang. The city has an area of 882 km² and a population of 480,000....
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 Kaifeng in China.
History
- 1869: 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 Northern Honan 河南北境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Honan 河南 - August 2, 1929: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Weihuifu 衛輝府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Weihui 衛輝
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 Weihui 衛輝 (Roman rite)- Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (July 18, 1946 – February 2, 1966)
- Vicars Apostolic of Northern Honan 河南北境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. (林栋臣) (February 23, 1921–1929)
- Bishop Giovanni Menicatti, P.I.M.E. (梅占魁) (September 12, 1903–1919)
- Bishop Giovanni Domenico Rizzolati, O.F.M. (August 30, 1839–1856)