Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese ![]()
Name: Pingliang 平涼 (中文) / Pingliang / Píngliáng 平凉 (简体中文) / Pimliamen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Lanzhou 蘭州
Neighbouring Dioceses: Qinzhou 秦州 (↙), Lanzhou 蘭州 (←), Ningxia 寧夏 (↑), Yan’an 延安 (↗), Sanyuan 三原 (↘), Fengxiang 鳳翔 (↓)
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Now Governed by Patriotic Dioceses: Pingliang 平涼
, Ningxia 寧夏 ![]()
Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅
| Bishop (2026.01.15 – ...): |
| Bishops of Pingliang 平涼 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Pingliang 平涼 (China)
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Bishop emeritus of Pingliang 平涼 (China) ▼
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(see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Philippe Ma Ji (馬驥)
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Bishop Ignacio Gregorio Larrañaga Lasa (高金鏗), O.F.M. Cap.
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| Prefects Apostolic of Pingliang 平涼 (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Ignacio Gregorio Larrañaga Lasa (高金鏗), O.F.M. Cap. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 54,005 km²
Population: 4,701 Catholics (0.3% of 1,350,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 14 missions
Personnel: 16 priests (2 diocesan, 14 religious), 17 religious (17 sisters), 13 seminarians
Last updated on 2026.03.30
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