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Roman Catholic Diocese of Yichang

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Metropolitan
  
Hankou

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
28,000 km²

Country
  
China

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Sede Vacante

Province
  
Hubei

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yichang

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2008) 4,039,000 30,000 (0.74%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St. Francis in Yichang

Address
  
2 Zili Rd, Xiling Qu, Yichang Shi, Hubei Sheng, China, 443000

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hankou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yichang/Ichang (Latin: Iciamen(sis), Chinese: 宜昌) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Hankou in central China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Francis in the city of Yichang, Hubei province. No statistics available. Vacant since 2012.

History

  • Established on September 2, 1870 as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Hupeh 湖北南境, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Hupeh 湖北
  • Renamed on December 3, 1924 after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Yichang 宜昌
  • Lost territories twice : on 1936.07.07 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Shashi 沙市and on 1938.06.14 to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Shinan 施南
  • Promoted on April 11, 1946: as Diocese of Yichang 宜昌.

    • Episcopal Ordinaries

    (all Roman rite; until 1950 European missionary members of Latin congregations)

    Apostolic Vicars of Southwestern Hupeh 湖北南境
  • Alessio Maria Filippi, Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (born Italy) (25 January, 1876 – death 22 November, 1888), Titular Bishop of Cæsarea Paneas (1876.01.25 – 1888.11.22), previously Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh 湖北南境 (1870.08 – 25 January, 1876)
  • Benjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. (born Belgium) (February 13, 1889 – retired 1899), Titular Bishop of Colophon (1889.02.13 – death 1931.01.07)
  • Théotime Matthieu Verhaehen, O.F.M. (born Belgium) (April 27, 1900 – death July 19, 1904), Titular Bishop of Syene (1900.04.27 – 1904.07.19)
  • Modest Everaerts, O.F.M. (born Belgium) (December 24, 1904 – death October 27, 1922), Titular Bishop of Tadama (1904.12.24 – 1922.10.27)
  • Johannes Trudo Jans, O.F.M. (born Belgium) (13 December 1923 – 3 December 1924 see below), Titular Bishop of Rhosus (1923.12.13 – death 1929.09.09)
    • Apostolic Vicars of Yichang 宜昌
  • Johannes Trudo Jans, O.F.M. (born Belgium) (see above 3 December 1924 – death 9 September 1929)
  • Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. (顧學德) (born Belgium) (March 25, 1930 – April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Attuda (1930.03.25 – 1946.04.11)
    • Suffragan Bishops of Yichang 宜昌
  • Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. (顧學德) (see above April 11, 1946 – death November 18, 1950), also Apostolic Administrator of daughter Diocese of Shinan 施南 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1950.11.18)
  • Paul Francis Zhang Mingqian O.F.M. (first Chinese incumbent) (1959 – death 2005.07.24), without papal mandate
  • Francis Lu Shouwang (2007 - death April 30, 2011)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Yichang Wikipedia
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