Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen
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Diocese of Jiangmen Dioecesis Chiammenensis 天主教江门教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Guangzhou |
| Metropolitan | Guangzhou |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 4,000,000 8,292 (0.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Zhongshan |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Paul Liang Jian-sen[1] |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Gan Junqiu |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen/Kongmoon (Latin: Chiammenen(sis), Chinese: 江門) is a diocese located in the city of Jiangmen in the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.
History
[edit]- January 31, 1924: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jiangmen 江門 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭
- February 3, 1927: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangmen 江門
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jiangmen 江門
Special churches
[edit]- Former Cathedral:
- 圣母无玷圣心堂（原本主教座堂）
(Immaculate Heart of Mary Former Cathedral)
- 圣母无玷圣心堂（原本主教座堂）
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Jiangmen 江門 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Paul LIANG Jian-sen, consecrated 30 March 2011[1][2][3][4]
- LI Pen-shi (1981 – 2007) (without papal approval)
- Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M. (柏增) (April 11, 1946 – February 3, 1968).In 1969, when a new primary school was set up in Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate, Kowloon, Hong Kong, the school founding Supervisor, Fr. John M Mcloughlin, MM, named the school Bishop Paschang Memorial School, after Bishop Adolph John Paschang.[5] The school has been relocated to Kowloon Bay and renamed Bishop Paschang Catholic School. Sponsoring body of Bishop Paschang Catholic School is still the Maryknoll Fathers in Hong Kong.[6]
- Vicars Apostolic of Jiangmen 江門 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M. (柏增) (June 17, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop James Edward Walsh, M.M. (華理柱) (February 1, 1927 – July 1936). Bishop Walsh Memorial School was founded in 1963 in memory of the good work of Bishop Walsh,[7] who upon his release by the Communist government on 10 July 1970, was the last Western missioner to be released.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A Friend of Maryknoll Ordained as Bishop of Jiangmen". Fr. Brian Barrons. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "天主教江门教区隆重举行梁建森主教祝圣典礼". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "亚洲/中国 - 江门主教祝圣，信仰通讯社，2011-04-08". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "天主教江门教区隆重举行梁建森主教祝圣典礼". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "瑪利諾神父創會百周年紀念特約專輯2". 明報 E2 版. 2011-04-21.
- ^ "Official web page of Bishop Paschang Catholic School". Retrieved 2011-05-07.
- ^ "Official web page of Bishop Walsh Primary School". Archived from the original on 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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