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Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen

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Metropolitan
  
Fuzhou

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
30,000 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Joseph Cai Bing-rui

Country
  
China

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 7,500,000 16,588 (0.2%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Christ the King in Xiamen

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen/Amoy/Hsíamen (Latin: Sciiamenen(sis), Chinese: 廈門) is a diocese located in the city of Xiamen in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou in China.

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History

  • December 3, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Amoy 廈門 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xiamen 廈門

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Xiamen 廈門 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Cai Bing-rui (2010 - present)
  • Bishop Joseph Huang Zi-yu (1986 - 1991)
  • Bishop Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. (June 10, 1948 – May 1983)
  • Bishop Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. (April 11, 1946 – January 6, 1947)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Amoy 廈門 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P.(January 27, 1916 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Isidoro Clemente Gutiérrez, O.P. (August 7, 1899 – August 10, 1915.)
  • Bishop Esteban Sánchez de las Heras, O.P. (January 19, 1895 – June 21, 1896)
  • Bishop Ignacio Ibáñez, O.P. (May 4, 1893 – October 14, 1893)
  • Bishop Andrés Chinchón, O.P. (December 11, 1883 – May 1, 1892)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiamen Wikipedia
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