Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Ningxia
Latin:Dioecesis Nimsciianus
Country:China
Metropolitan:Suiyuan
Province:Suiyuan
Rite:Latin Rite
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Yinchuan
Area Km2:200,000
Population:1,000,000
Population As Of:1950
Catholics:35,313
Catholics Percent:3.5
Bishop:Joseph Li Jing
Metro Archbishop:Paul Meng Qinglu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningxia/Yinchuan (Latin: Nimsciian(us),) is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Suiyuan, in north(west)ern China, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

No statistics available. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, located in the city of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region.

History

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman rite; until 1980 European missionary members of a Latin congregation)[1]

Apostolic Vicars of Ningxia
Suffragan Bishops of Ningxia

See also

Sources and external links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ning0.htm GCatholic.org