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Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong

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Metropolitan
  
Xi’an

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
China

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Louis Yu Runshen

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 1,500,000 19,060 (1.3%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Hanzhong

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi’an

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong/Nancheng (Latin: Hanciomen(sis), Chinese: 漢中, 南鄭) is a diocese located in the city of Hanzhong in the Ecclesiastical province of Xi'an in China.

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History

  • August 2, 1887: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shensi 陝西南境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi 陝西
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hanzhongfu 漢中府
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Hanzhong 漢中

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Hanzhong 漢中 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Louis Yu Run-shen (1986 - present)
  • Bishop Bartholomew Yu Cheng-ti (1984 - 2003)
  • Bishop Giuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. (孟守道) (January 13, 1949 – August 17, 1963)
  • Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (April 11, 1946 – February 2, 1966)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Hanzhongfu 漢中府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. (祁济众) (March 11, 1935 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Lorenzo Balconi, P.I.M.E. (巴) (later Archbishop) (March 7, 1928–1935)
  • Bishop Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (康) (December 3, 1924–1925)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shensi 陝西南境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. (康) (April 2, 1919 – December 3, 1924)
  • Bishop Pio Giuseppe Passerini, P.I.M.E. (拔士林) (March 29, 1895 – April 24, 1918)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong Wikipedia
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