Roman Catholic Diocese of Bengbu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bengbu (Latin: Pampuven(sis), Chinese: 蚌埠) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Anqing in eastern China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Diocese of Bengbu

Dioecesis Pampuvensis

蚌埠教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceAnqing
MetropolitanAnqing
Statistics
Area60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
9,000,000
64,334 (0.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established21 February 1929 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Pengpu)
11 April 1946 (As Diocese of Bengbu)
CathedralBengbu Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede Vacante

Its episcopal see is a cathedral in the city of Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui province. It is vacant, without apostolic administrator since 2005.

No recent statistics available.

History

  • Established on 21 February 1929 as Apostolic Vicariate of Bengbu 蚌埠, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu 蕪湖
  • 11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Bengbu 蚌埠 (中文) / Pengpu / Pampuven(sis) (Latin adjective)

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Bengbu 蚌埠 (Roman Rite)
  • Tommaso Berutti, Jesuit Order (S.J.) (Italian) (19 December 1929 – retired 1933), Titular Bishop of Cusæ (1929.12.19 – death 1975.01.21)
  • Cipriano Cassini, S.J. (Italian) (15 January 1937 – 11 April 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Drivastum (1936.12.23 – 1946.04.11)
Suffragan Bishops of Bengbu 蚌埠
  • Cipriano Cassini, S.J. (see above 11 April 1946 – 11 June 1951)
  • uncanonical : Zhou Yi-zhai (周益齋) (1958 without papal mandate – death 1983.10.26)
  • Joseph Zhu Hua-yu (朱化宇) (1986 – 2001), also Apostolic Administrator of Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 (China) (1997 – 2001), Apostolic Administrator of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China) (1997 – 2005.02.26); later Metropolitan Archbishop of above Anqing 安慶 (2001 – 2005.02.26)
  • Apostolic Administrator Father Xu Qin-zhong (許欽忠), S.J. (1997 – 2005), no other prelature.

See also


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