Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou/Ichow/Linyi is a diocese
located in the city of Yizhou
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Jinan 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 Yizhou
Yizhou
Yizhou , formerly Yishan County , is a county-level city located in Hechi Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in the southern part of the People's Republic of China....
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 Jinan in China.
History
- July 1, 1937: 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 Yizhoufu 沂州府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao 青島 - April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Yizhou 沂州
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 Yizhou 沂州 (Roman rite)- Bishop Charles Weber, S.V.D. (April 11, 1946 – August 7, 1970)
- Vicars Apostolic of Yizhoufu 沂州府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Charles Weber, S.V.D. (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946)