Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing

Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Funing
福寧
latin= Dioecesis Funimensis
country= China | metropolitan=Fuzhou
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 10,000
population= 1,000,000
population_as_of= 1948
catholics= 26,783
catholics_percent= 2.7
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu {Latin: " Funimen(sis)", 中文: 福寧, 霞浦} is a diocese located in the city of Funing in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou in China.

History

* December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu 福寧府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Funing 福寧

Leadership

* Bishops of Funing 福寧 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (牛會卿) (Apostolic Administrator 1948 – February 28, 1973)
** Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (April 11, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
* Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu 福寧府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926 – April 11, 1946)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/funi0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dfuni.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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