Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu’an
Diocese of Lu’an
Dioecesis Lunganensis
潞安 |
| Location |
| Country |
China |
| Metropolitan |
Taiyuan |
| Statistics |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 1949)
3,000,000
30,000 (1.0%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
vacant |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu’an/Changzhi (Latin: Lunganen(sis), Chinese: 潞安, 長治) (Not to be confused with Lu'an (六安) in Anhui province) is a diocese located in the city of Lu’an in the Ecclesiastical province of Taiyuan in China. Currently, in standard Mandarin, the name of the city is pronounced "Luan". In the local dialect, it was pronounced, "Lu-ngan", which was why early accounts by Christian missionaries call it by that name. The American presbyterian publication "The Chinese recorder and missionary journal, Volume 3" calls it "Lu-ngan-fu".[1]
History
- October 15, 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西 from the Diocese of Nanjing 南京
- 1712: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi and Shansi 陝西山西
- March 2, 1844: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi and Shansi 陝西山西
- June 17, 1890: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shansi 山西南境
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu 潞安府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Lu’an
Leadership
- Bishops of Lu’an (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francis Gerard Kramer, O.F.M. (1946.04.11 – 1998.01.14)
- Vicars Apostolic of Luanfu 潞安府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Fortunato Antonio Spruit, O.F.M. (1927.11.22 – 1943.07.12)
- Bishop Alberto Odorico Timmer, O.F.M. (1901.07.20 – 1927)
- Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shansi 山西南境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Giovanni Antonio Hofman, O.F.M. (1891.04.24 – 1901.07.20)
- Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1870.09.27 – 1891.09.06)
- Vicars Apostolic of Shansi 山西 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Joachin Salvetti, O.F.M. (1815.02.21 – 1843.09.21)
- Bishop Antonio Luigi Landi, O.F.M. (1804.11.07 – 1811.10.26)
References
- This article incorporates text from The Chinese recorder and missionary journal, Volume 3, a publication from 1871 now in the public domain in the United States.