Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing

Roman Catholic diocese in China

天主教福宁教区

LocationCountryChinaTerritoryNingde (except Pingnan County and Gutian County)Ecclesiastical provinceFuzhouMetropolitanFuzhouStatisticsArea10,000 km² (3,900 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 1948)
1,000,000
26,783 (2.7%)InformationRiteLatin RiteCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopVincent Zhan SiluMetropolitan ArchbishopPeter Lin Jiashan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu (Latin: Funimen(sis), simplified Chinese: 福宁 / 霞浦; traditional Chinese: 福寧 /霞浦; pinyin: Fúníng / Xiápǔ) is a diocese located in the municipal region of Ningde (formerly Funing), in the ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, centered in the Chinese province of Fujian.

History

December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu (福寧府) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien (福建北境)
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Funing

Leadership

Bishops of Funing (Roman rite)
- Bishop Thomas Niu Huiqing (牛會卿) (Apostolic Administrator 1948–February 28, 1973)
- Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (April 11, 1946–May 6, 1980)
Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu (福寧府) (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926–April 11, 1946)