Diocese of Chifeng 赤峰, China 🇨🇳 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1922.01.21: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Chifeng 赤峰 (中文) / Chihfeng / Chìfēng 赤峰 (简体中文) / de Chihfeng (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia 東蒙古)
- 1949.04.21: Promoted as Diocese of Chifeng 赤峰 (中文) / Chihfeng / Chìfēng 赤峰 (简体中文) / Cefomen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Shenyang 瀋陽)
- 2018.09.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Chengde 承德
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Chifeng 赤峰 (Roman Rite) |
|---|
| Bishop Andrew Zhu Wen-yu (朱問漁) ▼ (1990 – 2006.09.24▼)Born:1919.12.01 (China)Ordained Priest:1957.04.12Consecrated Bishop:1990.10.28 (no papal mandate)Died:2006.09.24 († 86)Bishop of Chifeng 赤峰 (China) (1990 – 2006.09.24▼) |
| Prefects Apostolic of Chifeng 赤峰 (Roman Rite) |
| Fr. Fabian Cheu (Apostolic Administrator 1949.04.21 – 1982) |
| Fr. Luke Zhao Qing-hua (趙慶化) (1932.01.11 – 1949.04.21)Born:1874.05.13 (China)Ordained Priest:1899.10.15Died:1949? († 75)Prefect Apostolic of Chifeng 赤峰 (China) (1932.01.11 – 1949.04.21) |
Statistics (1949.12.31)
Area: 75,087 km²
Population: 29,528 Catholics (3.7% of 798,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 52 missions
Personnel: 38 priests (34 diocesan, 4 religious), 101 religious (3 brothers, 98 sisters), 10 seminarians