Roman Catholic Diocese of Yantai
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.
Diocese of Yantai Dioecesis Ientaevensis 天主教烟台教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Jinan |
| Metropolitan | Jinan |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 4,000,000 2,072 (0.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Zhang Xianwang |
Its episcopal seat is in the city of Yantai (Shandong). No statistics are available.
History
- Established on February 22, 1894 as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Shantung 山東東境, on territory 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, Friars 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
- Apostolic Administrator John Gao Ke-xian (高可賢) (1997 – death 2005.01.24) while (clandestine) Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China) (1993 – 2005.01.24)
- (Apostolic Administrator 2012.02.15 – ... not possessed) John Fang Xing-yao (房興耀) while Bishop of Yizhou 沂州 (China) (1997 – ...)
See also
References
Sources and external links
Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan-tung.
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