Roman Catholic Diocese of Shunqing
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Shunqing
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Shunqing
順慶
latin= Dioecesis Scioenchimensis
country= China | metropolitan=Chongqing
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 25,000
population= 8,000,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 19,442
catholics_percent= 0.2
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shunqing/Shunking/Nanchong {Latin: " Scioenchimen(sis)", 中文: 順慶, 南充} is a diocese located in the city of Shunqing in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.
History
* August 2, 1929: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shunqingfu 順慶府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chengdu 成都
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Shunqing 順慶
Leadership
* Bishops of Shunqing 順慶 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Paul Wang Wen-cheng (王文成) (April 11, 1946 – January 28, 1961)
* Vicars Apostolic of Shunqingfu 順慶府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Paul Wang Wen-cheng (王文成) (December 2, 1929 – April 11, 1946)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/shui0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dshun.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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