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Roman Catholic diocese in China
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde (
Latin : Ciamtean(us) ,
Chinese : 常德 ) is a
suffragan Latin
diocese in the
ecclesiastical province of
Changsha , in Central China, yet depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples .
Its episcopal see is the city of
Changde . No statistics available.
It is vacant since 1965, but has an
Apostolic administrator since 2012.
History
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman rite )
[1]
Apostolic Vicars of Northern Hunan 湖南北境
Pro-Apostolic Vicar 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) (10 March 1896 – death 15 April 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) (18 September 1911 – retired March 1917), Titular Bishop of
Caunas (1911.09.18 – death 1957.10.04)
Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. (born Spain) (22 March 1917 – 3 December 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. (11 December 1939 – 11 April 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 11 April 1946 – death 23 April 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 - ...)..
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