Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan/Xichang is a diocese
located in the city of Ningyuan
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Chongqing 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 Ningyuan
Ningyuan
Ningyuan may refer to the following locations in China:*Ningyuan County , of Yongzhou, Hunan*Towns named Ningyuan **Ningyuan, Dingxi, in Anding District, Dingxi, Gansu**Ningyuan, Bin County, Heilongjiang...
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 Chongqing in China.
History
- August 12, 1910: 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 Jianchang 建昌 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan 南四川 - December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningyuan 寧遠
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 Ningyuan 寧遠 (Roman rite)- Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – August 6, 1954)
- Vicars Apostolic of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (March 18, 1927 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Joseph-Fructueux Bourgain, M.E.P. (March 31, 1918 – September 30, 1925)
- Vicars Apostolic of Jianchang 建昌 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (August 12, 1910 – April 28, 1916)