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Roman Catholic Diocese of Yantai

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Metropolitan
  
Jinan

Pope
  
Francis

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Joseph Zhang Xian-wang

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Sede Vacante

Country
  
China

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 4,000,000 2,072 (0.1%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yantai/ Chefoo/ Zhifou/ Yentai (Latin: Ientaeven(sis), Chinese: 煙台, 芝罘) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Jinan in eastern China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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It episcopal see is the city of Yantai. No statistics available;

History

  • February 22, 1894: established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Shantung 山東東境, on terirory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung 山東北境
  • December 3, 1924: renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhifou 芝罘
  • Lost territory twice : on 1931.06.16 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Yiduxian 益都縣and on 1931.06.18 to establish Mission sui juris of Weihai 威海
  • Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Yantai 煙台

    • Episcopal Ordinaries

    (all Roman Rite)

    Apostolic Vicars of Eastern Shantung 山東東境
  • Césaire Shang, Frairs Minor (O.F.M.) (May 6, 1894 – death September 9, 1911), Titular Bishop of Vaga (1894.05.22 – 1911.09.09)
  • Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner, O.F.M. (September 9, 1911 – 3 December 1924), Titular Bishop of Miletus (1907.04.28 – 1936.12.01), succeeding as former Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Shantung 山東東境 (China) (1907.04.28 – 1911.09.09)
    • Apostolic Vicars of Zhifou 芝罘
  • Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner, O.F.M. (3 December 1924 – death 1 December 1936)
  • Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M. (14 June 1938 – 11 April 1946), Titular Bishop of Sebela (1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11 see below)
    • Suffragan Bishops of Yantai 煙台
  • Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M. (see above April 11, 1946 – retired January 20, 1950), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Girus (1950.01.20 – death 1972.08.07)
  • Alphonsus Zong Huai-mo, O.F.M. (宗懷謨) (June 14, 1951 – death 1978)
  • Zhang Ri-jin (張日進) (1960 – death 1970?▼) no papal mandate
    • BIOs TO ELABORATE
  • Apostolic Administrator John Gao Ke-xian (高可賢) (1997 – 2005.01.24) while ??
  • (Apostolic Administrator 2012.02.15 – ... not possessed) John Fang Xing-yao (房興耀) while ??

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Yantai Wikipedia
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