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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan

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Diocese of Ningyuan

Dioecesis Nimiuenensis

天主教甯遠教區
天主教宁远教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceChongqing
MetropolitanChongqing
Statistics
Area120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
2,000,000
11,143 (0.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedAugust 12, 1910 (as apostolic vicariate)
CathedralCathedral of the Angels, Xichang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohn Lei Jiapei
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede vacante
Map
Ningyuan (Lin-yuen-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map by Adrien Launay [fr] MEP, 1889.
Ningyuan (Lin-yuen-fou) was part of the Southern Szechwan Mission. Map by Adrien Launay [fr] MEP, 1889.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan (Latin: Dioecesis Nimiuenensis; Chinese: 天主教甯遠教區), also known as Diocese of Xichang or Sichang, is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Xichang (formerly known as Ningyuan or Kienchang) in the ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in western China. It was established on August 12, 1910 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Kienchang for the Mission of Sichuan (Szechwan) in the province's Nosuland.

Territory

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The Diocese of Ningyuan covers the cities of Xichang (Lin-yuen-fou) and Panzhihua, the counties of Dechang, Huidong, Huili (Houy-ly-tcheou), Mianning, Miyi, Yanyuan (Yen-yuen-hien), and some surrounding villages, totaling 120,000 square kilometers.[1] It is bordered by the Diocese of Kangding to the west and northwest, Diocese of Suifu to the east, Diocese of Jiading to the northeast, Diocese of Dali to the southwest, and Archdiocese of Kunming to the east and south.

History

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  • August 12, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kienchang (Kien-tchang) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu (Vicariatus Apostolicus Nimiuenensis; Lin-yuen-fou)
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningyuan (Dioecesis Nimiuenensis)

One of the headquarters of the Spanish Redemptorist missions in Sichuan was based in the Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu.[2]

Bishops

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Vicars Apostolic of Kienchang
Jean de Guébriant, first Vicar Apostolic of Kienchang
Vicars Apostolic of Ningyuanfu
Bishops of Ningyuan
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Xichang". ucanews.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Tiedemann, R. G. (1 July 2016). Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century. Milton Park: Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 9781315497310.