Roman Catholic Diocese of Yuci
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yuci is a diocese
located in the city of Yuci in the Ecclesiastical province
of Taiyuan 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 Yuci 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 Taiyuan in China.
History
- June 17, 1931: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Yuci 榆次 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府
- March 9, 1944: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Yuci 榆次
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Yuci 榆次
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 Yuci (Roman rite)- Fr. Anthony H. Yang Guang-qi, O.F.M. (楊廣祺) (September 20, 1955 – November 11, 1957)
- Bishop Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. (富濟才) (April 11, 1946 – August 12, 1953)
- Vicars Apostolic of Yuci 榆次 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. (富濟才) (March 9, 1944 – April 11, 1946)
- Prefects Apostolic of Yuci 榆次 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. (富濟才) (later Bishop) (January 16, 1932 – March 9, 1944)