Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Funing/Xiapu  (Funimen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the municipal region of Ningde (formerly Funing), in the ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, centered in the Chinese province of Fujian.

History

 * December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Funingfu (福寧府) from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien (福建北境)
 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Funing

Leadership

 * Bishops of Funing (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Thomas Niu Huiqing (牛會卿) (Apostolic Administrator 1948–February 28, 1973)
 * Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (April 11, 1946–May 6, 1980)
 * Vicars Apostolic of Funingfu (福寧府) (Roman Rite)
 * Bishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1926–April 11, 1946)