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Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]

Dioecesis Pehaevensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Paul Su Yongda, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 11 April 1946
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guangzhou [Canton]
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Square Kilometers: 22,000 (8,497 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Beihai, Guangdong, China

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale ed Hainan}
1 August 1920ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou] Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale ed Hainan} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai]
3 December 1924Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale ed Hainan} Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai]
15 April 1929Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai] (Island of Hainan) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hainan [Hainan] (erected)
Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]
11 April 1946ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai] Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]
195015,1053,200,000.5%27275597218ap2002

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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