Diocese of Funing

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu (, ) is a diocese located in the municipal region of Ningde (formerly Funing), in the ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, centered in the Chinese province of Fujian.

History

• December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu () from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien ()
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Funing

Leadership

• Bishops of Funing (Roman rite)
• Bishop Thomas Niu Huiqing () (Apostolic Administrator 1948–February 28, 1973)
• Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. () (April 11, 1946–May 6, 1980)
• Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu () (Roman Rite)
• Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926–April 11, 1946)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy