Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu (Latin: Funimen(sis), simplified Chinese: 福宁 / 霞浦; traditional Chinese: 福寧 /霞浦; pinyin: Fúníng / Xiápǔ) is a diocese located in the municipal region of Ningde (formerly Funing), in the ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, centered in the Chinese province of Fujian.

Diocese of Funing

Dioecesis Funimensis

天主教福宁教区
Location
CountryChina
TerritoryNingde (except Pingnan County and Gutian County)
Ecclesiastical provinceFuzhou
MetropolitanFuzhou
Statistics
Area10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1948)
1,000,000
26,783 (2.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVincent Zhan Silu
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Lin Jiashan

History

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Leadership

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  • Bishops of Funing (Roman rite)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu (福寧府) (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926–April 11, 1946)

References

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26°57′N 119°58′E / 26.950°N 119.967°E / 26.950; 119.967