Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali

Diocese of Dali
Diocese of Dali ; Dioecesis Talianus ; 天主教大理教区
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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
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
December 9, 1948: Promoted as Diocese of Dali 大理

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)

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