Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi

Diocese of Zhouzhi Dioecesis Ceucevensis 天主教盩厔教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Xi’an
Metropolitan	Xi’an
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 920,000 23,397-60,000
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Zhouzhi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Wu Qinjing
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Dang Mingyan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi/Chowchich (Latin: Ceuceven(sis); Chinese: 盩厔) is a diocese located in Zhouzhi (Shaanxi) in the ecclesiastical province of Xi’an in China.

History

• June 17, 1932: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Zhouzhi 盩厔 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
• May 10, 1951: Promoted as Diocese of Zhouzhi 盩厔

Leadership

• Bishops of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Wu Qinjing (2005–present)
  • Bishop Alphonsus Yang Guang-yan (1995 - 2005)
  • Bishop Paul Fan Yu-fei (1982 - 1984)
  • Bishop Louis Li Bo-yu (李伯漁) (May 10, 1951 – February 8, 1980)
• Prefects Apostolic of Zhouzhi 盩厔 (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. John Gao Zheng-yi (Kao) (高正一) (May 30, 1941 – 1951)
  • Fr. John Zhang Zhi-nan (Tchang) (張指南) (June 14, 1932 – 1940)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy