Diocese of Yanji [Yenki]

Dioecesis Ienchivensis

Bishop(s)

Vacant

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien]
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Yanji, Jilin, China

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]
- Latin Name: de Yenki
- Erected: 19 July 1928
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]
- Latin Name: de Yenki
- Elevated: 13 April 1937
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. † (5 Feb 1929 Appointed - 2 Nov 1950 Died)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]
19 July 1928	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Wonsan (Civil province of Yenki)	Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji] (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]
13 April 1937	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]	Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]
Diocese of Yanji [Yenki]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]	Diocese of Yanji [Yenki]

Affiliated Bishops, Living

None

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Raymund Alfons Ackermann, O.S.B. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1950 to 1954)
Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. † (Apostolic Administrator: 9 Apr 1954 to 4 Oct 1985)
Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. † (Prefect: 5 Feb 1929; Vicar Apostolic: 13 Apr 1937; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 2 Nov 1950)

Source(s)

Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 181, and Page 182
Vicariate Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 419, and Page 420
Diocese of Yanji [Yenki]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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