Diocese of Anguo

Diocese of Anguo

*Dioecesis Ngancuovensis*

安国教区
Diocese of Anguo; Dioecesis Ngancuovensis; 安国教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Beijing
Metropolitan	Beijing
Statistics
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 1949); 1,200,000; 33,200 (2.8%);
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	‹See Tfd›Leo XIV
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Li Shan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anguo (Latin: Ngancuoven(sis), Chinese: 安國) is a diocese located in the city of Anguo in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

History

April 15, 1924: Established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 蠡縣 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 and Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南
July 13, 1929: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Anguo 安國
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Anguo 安國

Bishops of Anguo 安國 (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi, C.M. (王增義) (April 11, 1946 – February 21, 1951)
Vicars Apostolic of Anguo 安國 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop John Baptist Wang Zeng-yi, C.M. (王增義) (July 1, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Melchior Sun De-zhen (Souen), C.M. (孫德禎) (June 24, 1926 – 1937)

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Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Anguo 安國". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

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