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Diocese of Shaoguan [Shiuchow]

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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 11 April 1946
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guangzhou [Canton]
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Shaoguan, Guang-dong, China

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan]
9 April 1920ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou] (Northern part) Vicariate Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan] (erected)
Diocese of Shaoguan [Shiuchow]
11 April 1946ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan] Diocese of Shaoguan [Shiuchow]

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Shaoguan [Shiuchow]
19505,1992,500,000.2%3202322629ap1951

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 12, Page 154, and Page 155
  • Diocese of Shaoguan [Shiuchow]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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