Roman Catholic Diocese of Rehe
| Diocese of Rehe Dioecesis Geholensis 天主教热河教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Shenyang |
| Metropolitan | Shenyang |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 1950) 5,235,341 31,845 (0.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Pei Junmin |
| Roman Catholic Diocese of Rehe | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天主教热河教区 | ||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 熱河 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 热河 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 晉州 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 晋州 | ||||||||||||
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rehe/Jehol/Jinzhou (Latin: Geholen(sis), Chinese: 熱河) is a diocese based in the city of Rehe in the Ecclesiastical province of Shenyang in China.
History
- December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia 東蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Rehe 熱河
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Rehe 熱河
Leadership
- Bishops of Rehe 熱河 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joseph Julian Oste, C.I.C.M. (1948.04.09 – 1971.01.19)
- Bishop Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. (1946.04.11 – 1948.01.09)
- Vicars Apostolic of Rehe 熱河 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. (1942.02.04 – 1946.04.11)
- Bishop Conrad Abels, C.I.C.M. (1897.07.05 – 1942)
References
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Mongolia. |
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