Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Xiangyang

Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang

Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang

Roman Catholic diocese in China


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiangyang/Siangyang (Latin: Siamiamen(sis), Chinese: 襄陽) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Hankou in central China, yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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Its episcopal see is located in the city of Xiangyang, Hubei. No statistics available.

Vacant since 1974, without Apostolic administrator.

History

Ordinaries

(Roman Rite) [1]

Apostolic Prefect of Xiangyang 襄陽
  • Francis Yi Xuan-hua (Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) (born China) (May 25, 1936 – May 10, 1951 see below)
Suffragan Bishops of Xiangyang
  • Francis Yi Xuan-hua (Yi Hsüan-hua) (易宣化) (see above May 10, 1951 – death 1974).

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