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Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu

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Metropolitan
  
Chongqing

Pope
  
Francis

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Sede Vacante

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Peter Luo Xue-gang

Country
  
China

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Yibin

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chongqing

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu/Yibin (Latin: Siufuan(us), Chinese: 敘府, 宜賓) is a diocese located in the city of Yibin in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.

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History

  • January 24, 1860: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan 南四川 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Szechwan 四川西北
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu 敘府
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Suifu 敘府

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Suifu 敘府 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Peter Luo Xue-gang (羅雪剛) (December 16, 2012 - present)
  • Bishop John Chen Shi-zhong (陳適中) (1985 - 2012)
  • Bishop René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – February 13, 1983)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Suifu 敘府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. (January 10, 1946 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Louis-Nestor Renault, M.E.P. (October 19, 1931 – October 28, 1943)
  • Bishop Jean-Pierre Fayolle, M.E.P. (November 26, 1920 – October 19, 1931)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Southern Szechwan 南四川 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Marc Chatagnon, M.E.P. (January 25, 1887 – November 26, 1920)
  • Bishop Jules Lepley, M.E.P. (December 22, 1871 – March 6, 1886)
  • Bishop Pierre-Julien Pichon, M.E.P. (January 24, 1860 – March 12, 1871)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu Wikipedia
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