Diocese of

Funing 福寧

China

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Funing 福寧 (中文) / Xiapu 霞浦 (中文) / Funíng / Fúníng 福宁 (简体中文) / Xiápǔ 霞浦 (简体中文) / Funimen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Fuzhou 福州

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

1923.12.27: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu 福寧府 (中文) / Funingfu / Fúníngfǔ 福宁府 (简体中文) / de Funingfu (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境)
1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Funing 福寧 (中文) / Xiapu 霞浦 (中文) / Funíng / Fúníng 福宁 (简体中文) / Xiápǔ 霞浦 (简体中文) / Funimen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Fuzhou 福州)

Present Prelates

Bishop ([2006.05.14] 2018.12 – ...):

Bishop Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (詹思祿) (63)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Funing 福寧 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (詹思祿) (63)
(2018.12 – ...)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China)

把船撐到最深處

Born:	1961.03.13 (China)
Ordained Priest:	1989.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.06 (no papal mandate)

Coadjutor Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (2000 – 2006.05.14▼)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) ([2006.05.14] 2018.12 – ...)

Bishop Vincent Guo Xi-jin (郭希錦) (65)
(2016.07.30 – 2018.12)

Bishop emeritus of Funing 福寧 (China)
Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Funing 福寧 (China)

Born:	1958.12.20 (溪潭镇, Fu’an, 福建, China)
Ordained Priest:	1984.01.26
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.12.28 (clandestinely)

Coadjutor Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (2008 – 2016.07.30)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (2016.07.30 – 2018.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (2018.12 – 2020.10.04)

Bishop Ignatius Huang Shou-cheng (黃守誠)
(2005.08.25 – 2016.07.30)

Haurietis aquas

Born:	1923.07.23 (China)
Ordained Priest:	1949.06.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.01.09 (clandestinely)
Died:	2016.07.30 († 93)

Coadjutor Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (1985.10 – 2005.08.25)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (2005.08.25 – 2016.07.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Fuzhou 福州 (China) (2006.12.29 – 2016.07.30)

Bishop Peter Zhang Shi-zhi (張實之) ▼
(1986 – 2005.08.05▼)

Born:	1917.11.11 (China)
Ordained Priest:	1948.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1986.11.30 (no papal mandate)
Died:	2005.08.05 († 87)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (1986 – 2005.08.05▼)

Bishop James Xie Shi-guang (謝仕光)
(1984 – 2005.08.25)

Born:	1917.05.07 (China)
Ordained Priest:	1949.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.01.25 (clandestinely)
Died:	2005.08.25 († 88)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (1984 – 2005.08.25)

Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-qing (牛會卿)
(Apostolic Administrator 1948 – 1973.02.28)

Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile (趙炳文), O.P.
(1946.04.11 – 1980.05.06)

Fiat voluntas tua

Born:	1888.11.11 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1914.10.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.10.24
Died:	1980.05.06 († 91)

Titular Bishop of Fussala (1926.05.18 – 1946.04.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Funingfu 福寧府 (China) (1926.05.18 – 1946.04.11)

Bishop of Funing 福寧 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1980.05.06)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Fuzhou 福州 (China) (1946.06.13 – 1980.05.06)

Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu 福寧府 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile (趙炳文), O.P. (later Archbishop)
(1926.05.18 – 1946.04.11)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Vincent Guo Xi-jin (郭希錦) (65) (2008 – 2016.07.30)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Ignatius Zhan Si-lu (詹思祿) (63) (2000 – 2006.05.14)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Ignatius Huang Shou-cheng (黃守誠) (1985.10 – 2005.08.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Vincent Guo Xi-jin (郭希錦) (65) (2018.12 – 2020.10.04)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fu’an 福安, Fujian
Former Cathedral: Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Ningde 宁德, Fujian

Fuzhou 福州 (↙), Jian’ou 建甌 (←), Lishui 麗水 (↖), Yongjia 永嘉 (↑)

Statistics (1949.12.31)

Area: 10,000 km²

Population: 26,783 Catholics (2.7% of 1,000,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 82 missions

Personnel: 32 priests (17 diocesan, 15 religious), 25 religious (25 sisters), 2 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.11.26

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