Roman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang/Yükíang is a diocese
located in the city of Yujiang in the Ecclesiastical province
of Nanchang 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 Yujiang 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 Nanchang in China.
History
- August 28, 1885: Established as the 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 Eastern Kiangsi 江西東境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiangsi 江西北境 - August 25, 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou 抚州
- June 1, 1921: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yujiang 餘江
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Yujiang 餘江
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 Yujiang 餘江 (Roman rite)- Bishop William Charles Quinn, C.M.LazaristsCongregation of the Mission is a vowed order of priests and brothers associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations who claim St. Vincent de Paul as their founder or Patron...
(April 11, 1946 – March 12, 1960)
- Bishop William Charles Quinn, C.M.
- Vicars Apostolic of Yujiang 餘江 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop William Charles Quinn, C.M. (May 28, 1940 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. (December 10, 1934 – November 3, 1938)
- Bishop Edward T. Sheehan, C.M. (February 4, 1929 – September 9, 1933)
- Bishop Jean-Louis Clerc-Renaud, C.M. (August 19, 1912 – January 5, 1928)
- Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Kiangsi 江西東境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Casimir Vic, C.M. (July 11, 1885 – June 2, 1912)