Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Ningyuan
寧遠
latin= Dioecesis Nimiuenensis
country= China | metropolitan=Chongqing
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 120,000
population= 2,000,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 11,143
catholics_percent= 0.6
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan/Xichang {Latin: " Nimiuenen(sis)", 中文: 寧遠, 西昌} is a diocese located in the city of Ningyuan in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.

History

* August 12, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Jianchang 建昌 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan 南四川
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningyuan 寧遠

Leadership

* Bishops of Ningyuan 寧遠 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – August 6, 1954)
* Vicars Apostolic of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (March 18, 1927 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Joseph-Fructueux Bourgain, M.E.P. (March 31, 1918 – September 30, 1925)
* Vicars Apostolic of Jianchang 建昌 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (August 12, 1910 – April 28, 1916)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/ning2.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dning.html Catholic Hierarchy]