Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde

Diocese of Changde Dioecesis Ciamteanus 天主教常德教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Changsha
Metropolitan	Changsha
Statistics
Area	10,000 km² (3,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 3,200,000 6,690 (0.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Methodius Qu Ai-lin
Apostolic Administrator	Methodius Qu Ai-lin

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde (Latin: Ciamtean(us), Chinese: 常德) is a suffragan Latindiocese 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

Established on September 19, 1879 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Hunan 湖南北境, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Hunan 湖南
Renamed on December 3, 1924 after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Changde 常德 / Changteh / de Changteh (Latin)
Lost territory repeatedly : on 1925.03.13 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Chenzhou 辰州, on 1931.05.06 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 澧縣 and on 1931.05.07 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang 岳陽
Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Changde 常德 / Changteh / Ciamtean(us) (Latin)

Pro-Vicar Apostolic 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) (March 10, 1896 – death April 15, 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) (September 18, 1911 – retired March 1917), Titular Bishop of Caunas (1911.09.18 – death 1957.10.04)
Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. (born Spain) (March 22, 1917 – December 3, 1924 see below), Titular Bishop of Calœ (1917.03.22 – death 1940.06.28)

Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. (see above December 2, 1924 – retired November 16, 1938)
Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. (December 11, 1939 – April 11, 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Zorolus (1939.12.11 – 1946.04.11)

Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. (see above April 11, 1946 – death April 23, 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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