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Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde

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Metropolitan
  
Changsha

Pope
  
Francis

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Methodius Qu Ai-lin

Country
  
China

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Sede Vacante

Area
  
10,000 km²

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 1950)3,200,0006,690 (0.2%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde (Latin: Ciamtean(us), Chinese: 常德) is a suffragan Latindiocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Changsha, in Central China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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Its episcopal see is the city of Changde. No statistics available.

It is vacant since 1965, but has an Apostolic administrator since 2012.

History

  • Established on September 19, 1879 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Hunan 湖南北境, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Hunan 湖南
  • Renamed on December 3, 1924 after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Changde 常德 / Changteh / de Changteh (Latin)
  • Lost territory repeatedly : on 1925.03.13 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Chenzhou 辰州, on 1931.05.06 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 澧縣 and on 1931.05.07 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang 岳陽
  • Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Changde 常德 / Changteh / Ciamtean(us) (Latin)

    • Episcopal Ordinaries

    (all Roman rite, )

    Apostolic Vicars of Northern Hunan 湖南北境
  • Pro-Vicar Apostolic Father Elías Suárez, Augustinians (O.E.S.A.) (born Spain) (1879.09.19 – retired 1884.07.25), died 1885
  • Pro-Vicar Apostolic Saturnino de La Torre Merino, Augustinians (O.E.S.A.) (born Spain) (1884.07.25 – 1896), died 1916
  • Luis Pérez y Pérez (born Spain) (March 10, 1896 – death April 15, 1910), Titular Bishop of Corycus (1896.03.10 – 1910.04.15)
  • Father Agustín González, O.E.S.A. (born Spain) (1910.05.18 – 1911.06.20 not possessed), Titular Bishop of Adraha (1910.05.18 – 1911.06.20 not possessed)
  • Juvencio Hospital de la Puebla, O.S.A. (born Spain) (September 18, 1911 – retired March 1917), Titular Bishop of Caunas (1911.09.18 – death 1957.10.04)
  • Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. (born Spain) (March 22, 1917 – December 3, 1924 see below), Titular Bishop of Calœ (1917.03.22 – death 1940.06.28)
    • Apostolic Vicars of Changde 常德
  • Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. (see above December 2, 1924 – retired November 16, 1938)
  • Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. (December 11, 1939 – April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Zorolus (1939.12.11 – 1946.04.11)
    • Suffragan Bishops of Changde 常德
  • Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. (see above April 11, 1946 – death April 23, 1965)
  • Michael Yan Gao-jian (楊高堅), O.S.A. (1958 – ?), without papal mandate
  • Apostolic Administrator Methodius Qu Ai-lin (屈藹林) (2012 – ...), while Metropolitan Archbishop of Changsha 長沙 (China) (2012 - ...); also Apostolic Administrator of its three suffragan dioceses Yuanling 沅陵 and Hengzhou 衡州, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 澧縣 (China), Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Yongzhou 永州, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang 岳陽, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangtan 湘潭, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Baoqing 寶慶 (all China, all 2012 - ...)..

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde Wikipedia
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