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Roman Catholic Diocese of Xinyang

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Diocese of Xinyang

Dioecesis Siniamensis

天主教信阳教区
Catholic
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceKaifeng
MetropolitanKaifeng
Statistics
Area30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
6,000,000
13,654 (0.2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishopsede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Gao Hongxiao

The Diocese of Xinyang (also known as Sinyang; Latin: Siniamen(sis), Chinese: 信陽) is a diocese located in the city of Xinyang in the ecclesiastical province of Kaifeng in China.

History

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Leadership

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  • Bishops of Xinyang 信陽 (Roman rite)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Xinyangzhou 信陽州 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Vitus Zhang Zuo-heng (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. (張作恆) (July 8, 1941 – April 11, 1946)
    • Bishop Ermanno Schoppelrey, S.V.D. (December 13, 1933 – May 25, 1940)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Xinyangzhou 信陽州 (Roman Rite)

References

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