Diocese of Lishui
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Diocese of Lishui Dioecesis Liscioeivensis 天主教丽水教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hangzhou |
| Metropolitan | Hangzhou |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 23,484 km2 (9,067 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Former Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Lishui, Zhejiang |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede Vacante |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lishui (Latin: Liscioëiven(sis), Chinese: 麗水) is a diocese located in the city of Lishui in the ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in China.
History
[edit | edit source]- July 2, 1931: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Chuzhou from the Apostolic Vicariate of Ningbo 寧波
- May 18, 1937: Renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Lishui 麗水
- May 28, 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Lishui 麗水
- May 13, 1948: Promoted as Diocese of Lishui 麗水
Leadership
[edit | edit source]- Bishops of Lishui 麗水 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Kenneth Roderick Turner, S.F.M. (May 13, 1948 – October 31, 1983)
- Vicars Apostolic of Lishui 麗水 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. William Cecil MacGrath, S.F.M. (March 4, 1932 – 1941)
References
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