Roman Catholic Diocese of Fushun

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fushun (Latin: Fuscioenen(sis), Chinese: 撫順) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan of Shenyang 瀋陽 in PR China.

Diocese of Fushun

Dioecesis Fuscioenensis

天主教抚顺教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceShenyang
MetropolitanShenyang
Statistics
Area75,204 km2 (29,036 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1949)
6,250,000
10,000 (0.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Fushun, Liaoning
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Pei Junmin

Its cathedral episcopal see is a Cathedral of St. Joseph, located in the city of Fushun.

History

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Ordinaries

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(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Prefect of Fushun 撫順
  • Fr. Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. (April 14, 1932 – February 13, 1940 see below)
Apostolic Vicar of Fushun 撫順
  • Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. (see above February 13, 1940 – April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Hypæpa (1940.02.13 – 1946.04.11)
Suffragan Bishops of Fushun 撫順
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