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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lishui

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Metropolitan
  
Hangzhou

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
23,484 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Sede Vacante

Country
  
China

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 1950)3,309,3004,286 (0.1%)

Cathedral
  
Former Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Lishui

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lishui (Latin: Liscioëiven(sis), Chinese: 麗水) is a diocese located in the city of Lishui in the Ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in China.

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History

  • July 2, 1931: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Chuzhou from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ningbo 寧波
  • May 18, 1937: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Lishui 麗水
  • May 28, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lishui 麗水
  • May 13, 1948: Promoted as Diocese of Lishui 麗水

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Lishui 麗水 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Kenneth Roderick Turner, S.F.M. (May 13, 1948 – October 31, 1983)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Lishui 麗水 (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. Guglielmo MacGrath, S.F.M. (March 4, 1932–1941)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Lishui Wikipedia
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