Roman Catholic Diocese of Fengxiang

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fengxiang (Latin: Fomsiamen(sis), Chinese: 鳳翔) is a diocese located in the city of Fengxiang in the Ecclesiastical province of Xi’an in China.

Diocese of Fengxiang Dioecesis Fomsiamensis 天主教凤翔教区
Cathedral of St Joseph in Fengxiang
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Xi’an
Metropolitan	Xi’an
Statistics
Area	12,000 km^2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 1950) 1,000,000 8,504 (0.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Fengxiang
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Peter Li Hui-yuan
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Dang Ming-yan

It is believed that this diocese, headed by Bishop Luke Li Jingfeng until his death late in 2017, is the only one in China where neither the laity nor the bishop belong to the government-sponsored Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. Since 2017, the bishop has been Peter Li Huiyuan.[1]

History

• November 15, 1932: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
• June 9, 1942: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Fengxiang 鳳翔

Leadership

• Prefects Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
  • Fr. Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (later Bishop) (October 26, 1933 – June 9, 1942)
• Vicars Apostolic of Fengxiangfu 鳳翔府
  • Bishop Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (June 9, 1942 – April 11, 1946)
• Bishops of Fengxiang 鳳翔
  • Bishop Philip Silvester Wang Tao-nan, O.F.M. (王道南) (April 11, 1946 – October 4, 1949)
  • Bishop Anthony Zhou Wei-dao, O.F.M. (周維道) (May 31, 1950 – 1979)
  • Bishop Lucas Li Jing-feng (1983 – November 17, 2017)
  • Bishop Peter Li Huiyuan (November 17, 2017 – present)

References

1. "Fengxiang, 200 faithful in standoff with 600 policemen who want to destroy the Marian shrine of Mujiaping". www.asianews.it.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy