Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing
| Diocese of Funing Dioecesis Funimensis 天主教福宁教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fuzhou |
| Metropolitan | Fuzhou |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 1948) 1,000,000 26,783 (2.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ignatius Huang Shou-cheng (underground) |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Lin Jia-shan |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu (Latin: Funimen(sis), Chinese: 福寧, 霞浦) is a diocese located in the municipal region of Ningde (formerly Funing), in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, in China.
History
- December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu 福寧府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Funing 福寧
Leadership
- Bishops of Funing 福寧 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (牛會卿) (Apostolic Administrator 1948 – February 28, 1973)
- Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (April 11, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
- Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu 福寧府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926 – April 11, 1946)