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Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou

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Metropolitan
  
Jinan

Cathedral
  
Cathedral in Linyi

Bishop
  
John Fang Xing-yao

Country
  
China

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
18,000 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 3,600,000 20,545 (0.6%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou/Ichow/Linyi (Latin: Iceuven(sis), Chinese: 沂州, 臨沂) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jinan in PR China.

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Its episcopal see is located in the city of Yizhou.

History

  • July 1, 1937: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Yizhoufu 沂州府, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao 青島
  • Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Yizhou 沂州, ceasing to be an exempt pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction.

    • Ordinaries

    (all Roman Rite)

    Apostolic Vicar of Yizhoufu 沂州府
  • Charles Weber, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946), Titular Bishop of Daldis (1937.12.02 – 1946.04.11)
    • Suffragan Bishops of Yizhou 沂州
  • Bishop Charles Weber, (S.V.D.) (see above April 11, 1946 – August 7, 1970)
  • Bishop John Fang Xing-yao (1997 - present); also Apostolic Administrator of Yantai 煙台 (China) (2012.02.15 – ... not possessed)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou Wikipedia
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