Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie

Diocese of Sipingjie Dioecesis Sepimchiaevensis 天主教四平街教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Shenyang
Metropolitan	Shenyang
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Andrew Han Jing-tao
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Pei Junmin

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie/Siping/Szepíngkai (Latin: Sepimchiaeven(sis), Chinese: 四平街, 四平) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Shenyang 瀋陽 in PR China.

Its episcopal see (no cathedral ?) is located in the city of Sipingjie (Siping, Jiling or Szepíngkai) in Jilin province.

History

Established on August 2, 1929 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Szepingkai 四平街, on territories split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Shenyang 瀋陽 and the Apostolic Vicariate of Rehe 熱河
June 1, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Szepingkai 四平街
Lost territory on 18 May 1937 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lindong 林東
April 11, 1946: Promoted and renamed as Diocese of Siping(jie) alias Szepíngkai 四平街, ending its missionary, pre-diocesan and exempt status

(all Roman rite, mostly missionary members of a Latin congregation)

Fr. Luigi Lapierre, Société des Missions-Étrangères du Québec (Society of Foreign Missions; P.M.E.) (February 19, 1930 – May 24, 1932 see below)

Luigi Lapierre, P.M.E. (see above May 24, 1932 – April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Cardicium (1932.05.24 – 1946.04.11)

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