Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou/Changting (Latin: Timceuven(sis), Chinese: 汀州/長汀) is a diocese co-extensive with the Chinese imperial prefecture Tingzhou fu. The cathedral is located in the present-day Tingzhou town.

Diocese of Tingzhou

Dioecesis Timceuvensis

天主教汀州教区
Location
CountryChina
TerritoryLongyan (except Zhangping); Ninghua County, Qingliu County, Mingxi County, Sanyuan District, and Meilie District of Sanming
Ecclesiastical provinceFuzhou
MetropolitanFuzhou
Statistics
Area20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
1,220,000
4,318 (0.4%)
Information
DenominationRoman catholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Lin Jiashan

Post-revolutionary facts on the ground notwithstanding, the diocese remains in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, under the Metropolitan See at Fuzhou.

History

Bishops of Tingzhou 汀州 (Roman rite)

Prefects Apostolic of Tingzhou 汀州 (Roman Rite)

  • Fr. Edber M. Pelzer, O.P. (December 21, 1925 – 1945)

References

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