Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha

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Ecclesiastical province Changsha Rite Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishop Methodius Qu Ai-lin Country China		Denomination Roman Catholic Pope Francis Area 22,820 km²
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Changsha

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha (Latin: Ciamsciaven(sis), Chinese: 長沙) is an archdiocese located in the city of Changsha in China.

History

April 2, 1856: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Hunan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Hupeh

September 19, 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Hunan

December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Changsha

April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Changsha

Archbishops of Changsha 長沙 (Roman rite)

Archbishop Methodius Qu Ai-lin (屈藹林) (2012–present)

Archbishop Secondino Petronio Lacchio, O.F.M. (April 11, 1946 – February 20, 1976)

Vicars Apostolic of Changsha 長沙 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Secondino Petronio Lacchio, O.F.M. (later Archbishop) (January 12, 1940 – April 11, 1946)

Bishop Gaudenzio Giacinto Stanchi, O.F.M. (March 9, 1933 – 1939)

Vicars Apostolic of Southern Hunan 湖南南境 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (September 18, 1911 – 1916)

Vicars Apostolic of Changsha 長沙 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. (later Archbishop) (January 13, 1902 – August 11, 1930)

Vicars Apostolic of Southern Hunan 湖南南境 (Roman Rite)

Saint Bishop Antonio Fantosati, O.F.M. (范懷德) (July 11, 1892 – July 7, 1900)

Changde 常德

Hengzhou 衡州

Yuanling 沅陵

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