Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy] (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Joseph Cai Bingrui, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Fuzhou [Foochow]
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 30,000 (11,587 Square Miles)
Description: (See also Kinmen)
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Kulangsu, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy
- Latin Name: Amoensis
- Erected: 3 December 1883
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Andrés Chinchón, O.P. † (11 Dec 1883 Appointed - 1 May 1892 Died)
Ignacio Ibáñez, O.P. † (4 May 1893 Appointed - 14 Oct 1893 Died)
Esteban Sánchez de las Heras, O.P. † (15 Jan 1895 Appointed - 21 Jun 1896 Died)
Alejandro Cañál, O.P. † (23 Nov 1898 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Isidoro Clemente Gutiérrez, O.P. † (8 Aug 1899 Appointed - 10 Aug 1915 Died)
Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. † (27 Jan 1916 Appointed - 6 Jan 1947 Died)
Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. † (10 Jun 1948 Appointed - May 1983 Resigned)
[Joseph Huang Zi-yu] † (30 Nov 1986 Ordained Bishop - 8 Apr 1991 Died)
Joseph Cai Bingrui (8 May 2010 Ordained Bishop - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy
3 December 1883	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien	Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy (erected)
13 July 1913	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy (Formosa Island)	Prefecture Apostolic of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa) (erected)
19 July 1913	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien (Lun-yen-chou, Yung-chun-chou, and Hsing-hua-fu along with Nan-jih island)	Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy
Diocese of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy	Diocese of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy]
25 September 1968	Territory Lost	Diocese of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy]	Apostolic Administration of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy]

1950 16,588 7,500,000 .2% 12 8 20 829 28 ap2002

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy]
1950	16,588	7,500,000	.2%	12	8	20	829				28	ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Alejandro Cañál, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Nov 1898 - Did Not Take Effect)
Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (Chen Zaifa) †
Andrés Chinchón, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1883 to 1 May 1892)
Isidoro Clemente Gutiérrez, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 8 Aug 1899 to 10 Aug 1915)
[Joseph Huang Zi-yu] † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1986 to 8 Apr 1991)
Ignacio Ibáñez, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 4 May 1893 to 14 Oct 1893)
Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jan 1916; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 6 Jan 1947)
Esteban Sánchez de las Heras, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Jan 1895 to 21 Jun 1896)
Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1948 to May 1983)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 5, Page 367, and Page 368
Diocese of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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