Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali/Tali (Latin: Talian(us), Chinese: 大理) is a diocese located in the city of Dali in the Ecclesiastical province of Kunming in China.
Diocese of Dali Dioecesis Talianus 天主教大理教区 | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | |
| Location | |
| Country |  China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kunming |
| Metropolitan | Kunming |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1968) 3,212,339 5,097 (0.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Dali, Yunnan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede Vacante |
In 2000, the Vatican appointed Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang as Apostolic Administrator of Dali. He served until his death in 2012.[1]
History
Map of Yunnan mission, prepared by Adrien Launay, 1889.
- November 22, 1929: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Dali 大理 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu 雲南府
- December 13, 1931: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Dali 大理
- 1938: The Cathedral was built by French missionaries.[2]
- December 9, 1948: Promoted as Diocese of Dali 大理
- 1984: The Cathedral was rebuilt after suffering damage during the Cultural Revolution.[2]
Architecture
The Cathedral heavily incorporates elements of traditional Chinese architecture. It has a large crucifix on the exterior to identify itself as a church. The Cathedral's exterior and interior design provides visual associations with Daoist and Buddhist buildings found throughout China.[2]
Leadership
- Bishops of Dali 大理 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Lucien Bernard Lacoste (December 9, 1948 – 1983)
- Prefects Apostolic of Dali 大理 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Giovanni Battista Magenties (December 13, 1935 – 1947)
References
- "'Underground' administrator dies". Union of Catholic Asian News. 2012-02-07. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (2015). "Mosque, Synagogue, Church: Architecture of Monotheism in China". China's Early Mosques. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0-7486-7041-3.
External links
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- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Chinese) Archived 2008-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
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