Diocese of Yongjia Dioecesis Iomchiavensis 天主教永嘉教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hangzhou |
| Metropolitan | Hangzhou |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral, Wenzhou, Zhejiang |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Peter Shao Zhumin (邵祝敏) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede Vacante |
| Coadjutor | Peter Shao Zhumin (邵祝敏)[1] |
Saint Paul's Cathedral.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongjia/Yungkia/Wenzhou (Latin: Iomchiaven(sis), Chinese: 永嘉, 溫州) is a diocese located in the city of Yongjia in the Ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in China.
History
- March 3, 1949: Established as Diocese of Yongjia 永嘉 from Diocese of Ningbo 寧波
Leadership
- Bishops of Yongjia 永嘉 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin (邵祝敏) (2016 - )
- Bishop Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang (朱維芳) (2010 - 2016)
- Bishop James Lin Xili (林錫黎) (1992 - 2007)
- Fr. Paul Su Bo-lu (Su Pai-lu) (蘇伯露) (Apostolic Administrator June 15, 1951 – 1980)
- Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. (戴安德) (Apostolic Administrator 1950–1951)
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