Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu
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Territory
The Diocese of Suifu covers Luzhou (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Neijiang (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Yibin (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and Zigong (Script error: No such module "Lang".), totaling approximately 50,000 square kilometers.[1] It is bordered by the Diocese of Jiading and Diocese of Ningyuan to the west, Archdiocese of Chongqing to the east, Diocese of Shunqing to the north, and Archdiocese of Kunming and Archdiocese of Guiyang to the south.
History
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- January 24, 1860: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan (Script error: No such module "Lang".) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Szechwan
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suifu (Script error: No such module "Lang".; Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Suifu (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Bishops
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Szechwan
- Template:Ill, M.E.P. (January 24, 1860 – March 12, 1871)
- Jules Lepley, M.E.P. (December 22, 1871 – March 6, 1886)
- Marc Chatagnon, M.E.P. (January 25, 1887 – November 26, 1920)
- Vicars Apostolic of Suifu
- Jean-Pierre-Marie Fayolle, M.E.P. (November 26, 1920 – October 19, 1931)
- Louis-Nestor Renault, M.E.P. (October 19, 1931 – October 28, 1943)
- Template:Ill, M.E.P. (January 10, 1946 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishops of Suifu
- René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – February 13, 1983)
- John Chen Shi-zhong (1985 – 2012)
- Peter Luo Xuegang (December 16, 2012 – present)
See also
References
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