Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou/Tsínchow/Tianshui (Latin: Zinceuven(sis), Chinese: 秦州, 天水) is a diocese located in the city of Qinzhou in the Ecclesiastical province of Lanzhou in China.
Diocese of Qinzhou Dioecesis Zinceuvensis 天主教秦州教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lanzhou |
| Metropolitan | Lanzhou |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 45,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 1950) 2,500,000 8,548 (0.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Dongguan Cathedral in Tianshui |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | John Baptist Wang Ruo-han |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Han Zhi-hai |
History
- April 28, 1905: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Kan-su 甘肅
- March 8, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Kansu 甘肅東境
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Qinzhou 秦州
- April 11, 1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Qinzhou 秦州
Leadership
- Bishops of Qinzhou 秦州 (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Wang Ruowang (August 19, 2011 – present)
- Acting Bishop John Wang Ruowang (July 24, 2003 - August 19, 2011)
- Bishop Casimir Wang Mi-lu (January 28, 1981 - July 24, 2003)
- Bishop Peter G. Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. (April 21, 1949 – November 17, 1959)
- Vicars Apostolic of Qinzhou 秦州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Salvador-Pierre Walleser (March 28, 1922 – January 1, 1946)
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Costante Daems, C.I.C.M. (1914–1922)
- Bishop Everard Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. (1905 – May 6, 1914)
References
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kan-Su. |
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