Diocese of Yanji

Dioecesis Ienchivensis

天主教延吉教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceShenyang
MetropolitanShenyang
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral in Yanji
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Pei Junmin

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanji/Yenki (Latin: Ienchiven(sis), Chinese: 延吉) is a diocese located in the city of Yanji (Jilin) in the Ecclesiastical province of Shenyang 瀋陽 in China.

History

Leadership

  • Bishops of Yanji 延吉 (Roman rite)
    • Fr. Timotheus Bitterli, O.S.B. (이 디모테오) (Apostolic Administrator April 9, 1954 – October 4, 1985)
    • Bishop Theodor Breher, O.S.B. (April 11, 1946 – November 2, 1950)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Yanji 延吉 (Roman Rite)
    • Fr. Theodor Breher, O.S.B. (later Bishop) (February 5, 1929 – April 13, 1937)

References

42°54′00″N 129°30′00″E / 42.9000°N 129.5000°E / 42.9000; 129.5000


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