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Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde

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Diocese of Changde

Dioecesis Ciamteanus

天主教常德教区
Changde Cathedral
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceChangsha
MetropolitanChangsha
Statistics
Area10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
3,200,000
6,690 (0.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopMethodius Qu Ailin
Apostolic AdministratorMethodius Qu Ailin

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

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Episcopal ordinaries

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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

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