Diocese of

Linhai 臨海

China

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Linhai 臨海 (中文) / Taizhou 台州 (中文) / Taíchow / Línhǎi 临海 (简体中文) / Táizhōu 台州 (简体中文) / Tæceuven(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Hangzhou 杭州

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

1926.08.10: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Taizhou 台州 (中文) / Taichow / Táizhōu 台州 (简体中文) / de Taichow (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Ningbo 寧波)
1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Linhai 臨海 (中文) / Taizhou 台州 (中文) / Taíchow / Línhǎi 临海 (简体中文) / Táizhōu 台州 (简体中文) / Tæceuven(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Hangzhou 杭州)

Present Prelates

Bishop:

vacant

Ordinaries

Bishops of Linhai 臨海 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Anthony Xu Ji-wei (徐吉偉)
(2010 – 2016.09.25)

Totus tuus / 全是你的

Born:	1935.04.02 (China)
Ordained Priest:	1985.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.07.10
Died:	2016.09.25 († 81)

Bishop of Linhai 臨海 (China) (2010 – 2016.09.25)

Bishop Joseph Hu Jo-shan (胡若山), C.M.
(1946.04.11 – 1962.08.28)

Born:	1881.02.22 (China)
Ordained Priest:	1905.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.10.28
Died:	1962.08.28 († 81)

Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Armenia (1926.07.30 – 1946.04.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Taizhou 台州 (China) (1926.07.30 – 1946.04.11)

Bishop of Linhai 臨海 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1962.08.28)

Vicars Apostolic of Taizhou 台州 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Hu Jo-shan (胡若山), C.M.
(1926.07.30 – 1946.04.11)

(see above)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang

Lishui 麗水 (←), Ningbo 寧波 (↑), Yongjia 永嘉 (↓)

Statistics (1950.12.31)

Area: 3,135 km²

Population: 7,734 Catholics (0.4% of 2,000,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 31 missions

Personnel: 17 priests (14 diocesan, 3 religious), 2 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.03

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