Diocese of Jiangmen
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jiangmen/Kongmoon is a diocese located in the city of Jiangmen in the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.
History
It was established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jiangmen 江門 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭 on January 31, 1924. Then on February 3, 1927 it was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangmen 江門.On April 11, 1946 it was promoted as Diocese of Jiangmen 江門.
Special churches
- Former Cathedral:
- *圣母无玷圣心堂(原本主教座堂)
Leadership
- Bishops of Jiangmen 江門
- * Bishop Paul LIANG Jian-sen, consecrated 30 March 2011
- * LI Pen-shi
- * Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M. .In 1969, when a new primary school was set up in Lower [Ngau Tau Kok Estate], Kowloon, Hong Kong, the school founding Supervisor, Fr. John M Mcloughlin, MM, named the school Bishop Paschang Memorial School, after Bishop Adolph John Paschang. The school has been relocated to Kowloon Bay and renamed Bishop Paschang Catholic School. Sponsoring body of Bishop Paschang Catholic School is still the Maryknoll Fathers in Hong Kong.
- Vicars Apostolic of Jiangmen 江門
- * Bishop Adolph John Paschang, M.M.
- * Bishop James Edward Walsh, M.M. . Bishop Walsh Memorial School was founded in 1963 in memory of the good work of Bishop Walsh, who upon his release by the Communist government on 10 July 1970, was the last Western missioner to be released.