The Spread And Development Of Catholic In GanSu Province

The ZhenGuan reign nine year of Tang Dynasty, Nestorianism streamed into the GanSu provinc along the Silk Road.Yuan Dynasty, Nestorianism main spread in HeXi regine of GanSu.The end period of Ming Dynasty , some Missionaries in Society of Jesus,such as WanMike sometimes came to WuWei and ZhangYe to preach from the XiAn Diocese, and set up simple church.The KangXi reign fifty one year of Qing Dynasty, MoChuanshi of Franciscan Order came to LanZhou and WuWei to preach. The GuangXu reign four year ,Congregation of Immaculate Heart of Mary came to GanSu to spreach in scale. HanMoli,TaoFuying and FeiDade became Pontifex in turns. GanSu Diocese was divided into LongDong Diocese and LongNan Diocese .When it depart GanSu inl922,there was thrity church and ten thousand and eghite hundred and ten one Catholics.In 1922,Steyl Missions takeovered the work from Congregation of Immaculate Heart of Mary.Germany PuDengbo undertake Pontifex.He changed "South-north system" into "east-west system",and GanSu Diocese was divided into LanZhuo Diocese (inclod WuWei,ZhangYe,LongNan,LongXi ). When it departed GanSu in 1953,there was one hundred and ninty two church and thirty thousand Catholics, four ,thirty three hospitals and eghity schools.In sum, the Catholic spread not only the history is long, but also the scale is huge in GanSu.This thesis used the newly translated Eglish material and local file material to research the history of Catholic in GanSu from the background of preach, the purpose of preach, the method of preach, the contents ]of preach, the economical resource of preach, the result of preach and localization. the aim is to how manage Catholic through research its history in GanSu.