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Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia

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Metropolitan
  
Hangzhou

Pope
  
Francis

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Sede Vacante

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Vincent Zhu Wei-fang

Country
  
China

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Paul in Wenzhou

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia/Yungkia/Wenzhou (Latin: Iomchiaven(sis), Chinese: 永嘉, 溫州) is a diocese located in the city of Yongjia in the Ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in China.

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History

  • March 3, 1949: Established as Diocese of Yongjia 永嘉 from Diocese of Ningbo 寧波

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Yongjia 永嘉 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang (2010 - present)
  • Bishop James Lin Xili (1992 - 2007)
  • Fr. Paul Su Bo-lu (Su Pai-lu) (蘇伯露) (Apostolic Administrator June 15, 1951 – 1980)
  • Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. (戴安德) (Apostolic Administrator 1950–1951)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia Wikipedia
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