Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan

Diocese of Ningyuan Dioecesis Nimiuenensis 天主教宁远教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Chongqing
Metropolitan	Chongqing
Statistics
Area	120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 2,000,000 11,143 (0.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral in Xichang
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	John Lei Jia-pei
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningyuan/Xichang (Latin: Nimiuenen(sis), Chinese: 寧遠, 西昌) is a diocese located in the city of Xichang in the Ecclesiastical province of Chongqing in China.

History

• August 12, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Jianchang 建昌 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan 南四川
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningyuan 寧遠

Leadership

• Bishops of Ningyuan 寧遠 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop John Lei Jia-pei (December 2, 2016 – present)
  • Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – August 6, 1954)
• Vicars Apostolic of Ningyuanfu 寧遠府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. (March 18, 1927 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Joseph-Fructueux Bourgain, M.E.P. (March 31, 1918 – September 30, 1925)
• Vicars Apostolic of Jianchang 建昌 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (August 12, 1910 – April 28, 1916)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy