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
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman 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 [fr], 1889.

The Diocese of Dali/Tali (Latin: Talian(us), Chinese: 大理) is a Latin Catholic 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. Retrieved 2012-03-02.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
1 2 3 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. Retrieved 2012-03-02.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[:0-2] 1 2 3 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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