Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali

Roman Catholic diocese in China

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	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante

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 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 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.