Roman Catholic Diocese of Anguo

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.

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	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Li Shan

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

Leadership

• 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)

References

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Anguo [Ankwo]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Anguo 安國". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}