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Diocese of Sanyuan [Sanyüan]

Dioecesis Saniuenensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Han Yingjin, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 11 April 1946
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An]
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Square Kilometers: 12,600 (4,866 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Sanyuan, Shaanxi, China

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan]
1 November 1931ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Sianfu (Sanyüan, Changwu, Sanshui, Tungkwan, Pinchow, Yaochow, Chunhwa, Yungshow, Fuping, Kienchow, Lichiian, Wukung, Hingping, Sienyang, Kingyang, and Kaoling) Prefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan] (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan]
13 July 1944ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan] Vicariate Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan]
Diocese of Sanyuan [Sanyüan]
11 April 1946ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan] Diocese of Sanyuan [Sanyüan]

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Sanyuan [Sanyüan]
195012,0431,115,7771.1%81725481239ap1951

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 226
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 36, Page 325, and Page 326
  • Diocese of Sanyuan [Sanyüan]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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