Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie

The Diocese of Siping (Latin: Dioecesis Sepimchiaevensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese headquartered in Siping in the People's Republic of China.

History

Pope Pius XI. founded the Apostolic Prefecture Szepingkai with the Breve ex hac sublimi on August 2, 1929 from annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate Shenyang and deer. On 1 June 1932, she was charged with the Breve Litteris Apostolicis nostris Apostolic Vicariate.

On May 18, 1937, lost parts of the territory in favor of the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture of Lintong. With the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos it was raised on April 11, 1946 Diocese. The only bishop of the diocese had been Joseph Adhemar Louis Lapierre. In the early eighties of the last century, Andrew Han Jing -tao was ordained a bishop secret.

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of Szepingkai

  • Joseph Louis Adhemar Lapierre PME (19 February 1930-1. June 1932 )

Vicar Apostolic of Szepingkai

  • Joseph Adhemar Louis Lapierre PME (1 June 1932-11. April 1946 )

Bishops of Siping

  • Joseph Adhemar Louis Lapierre PME (11 April 1946-1. December 1952 )
  • Paul Zhang (2 April 1954-2004 ) ( Apostolic Administrator )
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