Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali

Diocese of Dali

*Dioecesis Talianus*

天主教大理教区
Diocese of Dali; Dioecesis Talianus; 天主教大理教区
	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Kunming
Metropolitan	Kunming
Statistics
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 1968); 3,212,339; 5,097 (0.2%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Dali, Yunnan
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante
Map
	; Map of the Yunnan Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay, 1889.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali/Tali (Latin: Talian(us), Chinese: 大理) is a diocese located in the city of Dali in the ecclesiastical province of Kunming in southwestern China.

In 2000, the Vatican appointed Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang as Apostolic Administrator of Dali. He served until his death in 2012.^[1]

History

November 22, 1929: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Dali/Taly-fou 大理 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu 雲南府
December 13, 1931: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Dali 大理
1938: The cathedral was built by French missionaries.^[2]
December 9, 1948: Promoted as Diocese of Dali 大理
1984: The cathedral was rebuilt after suffering damage during the Cultural Revolution.^[2]

Architecture

The Cathedral heavily incorporates elements of traditional Chinese architecture. It has a large crucifix on the exterior to identify itself as a church. The cathedral's exterior and interior design provides visual associations with Daoist and Buddhist buildings found throughout China.^[2]

Leadership

Bishops of Dali 大理 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Lucien Bernard Lacoste (December 9, 1948 – 1983)
Prefects Apostolic of Dali 大理 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Giovanni Battista Magenties (December 13, 1935 – 1947)

References

^ "'Underground' administrator dies". Union of Catholic Asian News. 2012-02-07. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (2015). "Mosque, Synagogue, Church: Architecture of Monotheism in China". China's Early Mosques. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0-7486-7041-3.

External links

GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Diocese website (Chinese) Archived 2008-06-23 at the Wayback Machine

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[ucanews-1] "'Underground' administrator dies". Union of Catholic Asian News. 2012-02-07. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

[:0-2] Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman (2015). "Mosque, Synagogue, Church: Architecture of Monotheism in China". China's Early Mosques. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-0-7486-7041-3.

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