Roman Catholic Diocese of Bengbu explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Bengbu
Local:	蚌埠教区
Latin:	Dioecesis Pampuvensis
Country:	China
Rite:	Latin Rite
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Established:	21 February 1929 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Pengpu) 11 April 1946 (As Diocese of Bengbu)
Cathedral:	Bengbu Cathedral
Area Km2:	60,000
Population:	9,000,000
Population As Of:	1950
Catholics:	64,334
Catholics Percent:	0.7
Metro Archbishop:	Sede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bengbu (Latin: Pampuven(sis),) 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.

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 (Chinese: 中文) / Pengpu / Pampuven(sis) (Latin adjective)

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)

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 (Chinese: 許欽忠), S.J. (1997 – 2005), no other prelature.