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Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang

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Country
  
China

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Pope
  
Francis

Metropolitan
  
Hankou

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Province
  
Hubei

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 1,163,824 20,184 (1.7%)

Address
  
Dingzhong St, Fancheng Qu, Xiangyang Shi, Hubei Sheng, China, 441000

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hankou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang/Siangyang (Latin: Siamiamen(sis), Chinese: 襄陽) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Hankou in central China, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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Its episcopal see is located in the city of Xiangyang. No statistics available.

Vacant since 1974, without Apostolic administrator.

History

  • Established on May 25, 1936 as Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangyang 襄陽, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Laohekou 老河口
  • May 10, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Xiangyang 襄陽

    • Ordinaries

    (Roman Rite)

    Apostolic Prefect of Xiangyang 襄陽
  • Francis Yi Xuan-hua (Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) (born China) (May 25, 1936 – May 10, 1951 see below)
    • Suffragan Bishops of Xiangyang
  • Francis Yi Xuan-hua (Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) (see above May 10, 1951 – death 1974).

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang Wikipedia
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