Diocese of Beihai

Diocese of Beihai

*Dioecesis Pehaevensis*

天主教北海教区
Diocese of Beihai; Dioecesis Pehaevensis; 天主教北海教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Guangzhou
Metropolitan	Guangzhou
Statistics
Area	22,000 km2 (8,500 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 1950); 3,200,000; 15,105 (0.5%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Victor in Zhanjiang
Current leadership
Pope	‹See Tfd›Leo XIV
Bishop	Paul Su Yong-da
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Gan Junqiu

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Beihai/Pakhoi (Latin: Pehaeven(sis), Chinese: 北海) is a diocese located in the city of Beihai (Guangxi) in the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.

History

August 1, 1920: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Guangdong and Hainan 粵西海南 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangzhou 廣州
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Beihai 北海
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Beihai 北海

Bishops of Beihai 北海 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Paul Su Yong-da (2004–present)
- Bishop Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. (祝福) (April 11, 1946 – February 22, 1959)
Vicars Apostolic of Beihai 北海 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. (祝福) (November 27, 1940 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis Pénicaud, M.E.P. (贲德馨) (December 16, 1929 – February 1940)
- Bishop Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. (祝福) (February 15, 1928 – November 1928)
- Bishop Auguste Gauthier, M.E.P. (俄永垂) (December 3, 1924 – May 12, 1927)
Vicars Apostolic of Western Guangdong and Hainan 粵西海南 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Auguste Gauthier, M.E.P. (俄永垂) (June 1, 1921 – December 3, 1924)

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