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Diocese of

Anguo 安國

China China

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Beijing 北京

History

  • 1924.04.15: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 蠡縣 (中文) / Lihsien (from Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 and Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南)
  • 1929.07.13: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Anguo 安國 (中文) / Ankuo / Ankwo / de Ankuo (Latin) / de Ankwo (Latin)
  • 1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Anguo 安國 (中文) / Ankwo / Ngancuoven(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Anguo 安國 (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi, C.M. (王增義)
(1946.04.11 – 1951.02.21)

Born:1884.05.13 (China)
Ordained Priest:1911.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:1938.02.24
Died:1951.02.21 († 66)

Titular Bishop of Lamia (1937.07.01 – 1946.04.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Anguo 安國 (China) (1937.07.01 – 1946.04.11)

Bishop of Anguo 安國 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1951.02.21)

Vicars Apostolic of Anguo 安國 (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi, C.M. (王增義)
(1937.07.01 – 1946.04.11)

(see above)

Bishop Melchior Sun De-zhen (Souen), C.M. (孫德禎)
(1926.06.24 – 1937)

Born:1869.11.19 (China)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:1926.10.28
Died:1959 († 90)

Vicar Apostolic of Anguo 安國 (China) (1926.06.24 – 1937)

Titular Bishop of Esbus (1926.06.24 – 1959)

as of 2010.01.30

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