Beihai [Pakhoi] (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Paul Su Yongda, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guangzhou [Canton]
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 22,000 (8,497 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Beihai, Guangdong, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale et Hainan}
- Latin Name: de Kuangtong Occidentale et Hainan
- Erected: 1 August 1920
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai]
- Latin Name: de Pakhoi
- Name Changed: 3 December 1924
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Auguste Gauthier, M.E.P. † (1 Jun 1921 Appointed - 12 May 1927 Died)
Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. † (15 Feb 1928 Appointed - Nov 1928 Resigned)
Jean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis Pénicaud, M.E.P. † (16 Dec 1929 Appointed - Feb 1940 Resigned)
Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. † (27 Feb 1940 Appointed - 22 Feb 1959 Died)
Joseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu) † (19 Mar 1995 Ordained Bishop - 19 Mar 2003 Died)
Paul Su Yongda (9 Nov 2004 Ordained Bishop - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale et Hainan}
1 August 1920	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Canton [Guangzhou] (Hainan Island and the Western part)	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale et Hainan} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai]
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale et Hainan}	Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai]
15 April 1929	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai] (Island of Hainan)	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hainan [Hainan] (erected)
Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai]	Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]

1950 15,105 3,200,000 .5% 27 27 559 72 18 ap2002

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]
1950	15,105	3,200,000	.5%	27		27	559			72	18	ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Joseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu) † (Priest: 11 Jun 1949; Bishop: 19 Mar 1995 to 19 Mar 2003)
Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Feb 1928 to Nov 1928; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 22 Feb 1959)
Auguste Gauthier, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Jun 1921 to 12 May 1927)
Jean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis Pénicaud, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Dec 1929 to Feb 1940)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Western Kwangtung and Hainan {Kuangtong Occidentale et Hainan}
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 12, Page 562, and Page 563
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 14, Page 503, and Page 504
Vicariate Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 23, to Page 25
Diocese of Beihai [Pakhoi]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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