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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengzhou

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Metropolitan
  
Kaifeng

Pope
  
Francis

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Joseph Gao Hong-xiao

Country
  
China

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Sede Vacante

Area
  
18,000 km²

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 1950)4,000,00020,514 (0.5%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengzhou/Chengchow (Latin: Cemceuven(sis), Chinese: 鄭州) is a diocese located in the city of Zhengzhou in the Ecclesiastical province of Kaifeng in China.

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History

  • August 28, 1882: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Western Honan 河南西境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Honan 河南
  • May 2, 1911: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Honan 河南西境
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengzhou 鄭州
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhengzhou 鄭州

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Zhengzhou 鄭州 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Faustino M. Tissot, S.X. (May 10, 1946 – 1983)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Zhengzhou 鄭州 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Luigi Calza, S.X. (September 18, 1911 – October 22, 1944)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Western Honan 河南西境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Luigi Calza, S.X. (June 23, 1906 – September 18, 1911)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengzhou Wikipedia
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