Diocese of Shinan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinan/Shíhnan/Enshi is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan archbishopric of Hankou in central China, yet depends on the missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its episcopal see is the city of Shinan. No statistics available. Vacant since its sole incumbent's death in 1942, without apostolic administrator since 1950.
History
- Established on June 14, 1938 as Apostolic Vicariate of Shinan 施南 / Shihnan / de Shinan, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Yichang 宜昌
- Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Shinan 施南 / Enshi 恩施 / Shíhnan / Scenanen.
Episcopal ordinaries
- Father John Baptist Hu Ruo-han , Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius
- Apostolic Administrator Noël Gubbels, Order of Friars Minor , while first Bishop of mother see Yichang 宜昌
- ''indefinite vacancy''