Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Jiangmen
Local:	天主教江门教区
Latin:	Dioecesis Chiammenensis
Country:	China
Metropolitan:	Guangzhou
Province:	Guangzhou
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Zhongshan
Area Km2:	35,000
Population:	4,000,000
Population As Of:	1950
Catholics:	8,292
Catholics Percent:	0.2
Bishop:	Paul Liang Jian-sen^[1]
Metro Archbishop:	Joseph Gan Junqiu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen/Kongmoon (Latin: Chiammenen(sis),) is a diocese located in the city of Jiangmen in the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.

History

• January 31, 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jiangmen 江門 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭
• February 3, 1927: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangmen 江門
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiangmen 江門

Special churches

• Former Cathedral:
  • 圣母无玷圣心堂（原本主教座堂）
    (Immaculate Heart of Mary Former Cathedral)

Leadership

• Bishops of Jiangmen 江門 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Paul LIANG Jian-sen, consecrated 30 March 2011^{[2] [3] [4]}
  • LI Pen-shi (1981 – 2007) (without papal approval)
  • Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M. (柏增) (April 11, 1946 – February 3, 1968).In 1969, when a new primary school was set up in Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Kowloon, Hong Kong, the school founding Supervisor, Fr. John M Mcloughlin, MM, named the school Bishop Paschang Memorial School, after Bishop Adolph John Paschang.^[5] The school has been relocated to Kowloon Bay and renamed Bishop Paschang Catholic School. Sponsoring body of Bishop Paschang Catholic School is still the Maryknoll Fathers in Hong Kong.^[6]
• Vicars Apostolic of Jiangmen 江門 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M. (柏增) (June 17, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop James Edward Walsh, M.M. (華理柱) (February 1, 1927 – July 1936). Bishop Walsh Memorial School was founded in 1963 in memory of the good work of Bishop Walsh,^[7] who upon his release by the Communist government on 10 July 1970, was the last Western missioner to be released.

Further reading

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• UCAN Diocese Profile

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Notes and References

1. Web site: A Friend of Maryknoll Ordained as Bishop of Jiangmen. Fr. Brian Barrons. 2011-06-02.
2. Web site: 天主教江门教区隆重举行梁建森主教祝圣典礼. 2011-06-02. 2011-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728094918/http://sara.gov.cn/nsjg/ywes/gzdt4/7778.htm. dead.
3. Web site: 亚洲/中国 - 江门主教祝圣，信仰通讯社，2011-04-08. 2011-06-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319205241/http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=6226&lan=chi. 2012-03-19.
4. Web site: 天主教江门教区隆重举行梁建森主教祝圣典礼. 2011-06-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720144113/http://www.mzzjw.gd.gov.cn/zjtd/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=4273. 2011-07-20.
5. News: 瑪利諾神父創會百周年紀念特約專輯2. 明報 E2 版 . 2011-04-21.
6. Web site: Official web page of Bishop Paschang Catholic School . 2011-05-07.
7. Web site: Official web page of Bishop Walsh Primary School . 2011-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110624011946/http://info.bishopwalsh.edu.hk/home/am/index_frameset.htm . 2011-06-24 .