Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanji
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanji/Yenki is a diocese
located in the city of Yanji
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Shenyang 瀋陽 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 Yanji
Yanji
Yanji , also known as Yeon'gil from its Korean name , is the seat of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, eastern Jilin province, Northeast China. Its population is approximately 400,000 of which a large section is ethnic Korean...
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 Shenyang 瀋陽 in China.
History
- July 19, 1928: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Yanji 延吉 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Wonsan
- April 13, 1937: 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 Yanji 延吉 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Yanji 延吉
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 Yanji 延吉 (Roman rite)- Fr. Timotheus Bitterli, O.S.B. (이 디모테오) (Apostolic Administrator April 9, 1954 – October 4, 1985)
- Bishop Theodor Breher, O.S.B. (April 11, 1946 – November 2, 1950)
- Prefects Apostolic of Yanji 延吉 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Theodor Breher, O.S.B. (later Bishop) (February 5, 1929 – April 13, 1937)