The Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaotong is an
Apostolic Prefecture (Latin pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction, not entitled to a
titular bishop), of the
Catholic Church with seat in the city of
Zhaotong, in the southwestern
Chinese province
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of
Yunnan.
It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent o the Holy see (and notably its missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
), not part of any
ecclesiastical province.
It is vacant since 1982, even without an
apostolic administrator since 2012.
History
It was established on 8 April 1935 as Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaotong 昭通 (中文) / Chaotung / Chaotungen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming ( la, Coenmimen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kunming in China.
The Archdiocese has not had a legitimate, Vatican-appointed Archbishop since 1952, when French Archbishop Alexandre Der ...
雲南府).
In 2000, the Vatican appointed as the
Apostolic Administrator of Zhaotong.
He served in that position until his death in February 2012.
[ Since then, it is without Superior.
]
Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite
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, mostly Chinese)
;''Apostolic Prefects of Zhaotong 昭通''
* Father Damian Chen Da-ming (陳達明) (1935.04.08 – retired 1939), died 1945
*'' Apostolic Administrator Joseph Kerec (紀勵志), Salesians (S.D.B.) (1939–1951), no other prelature''
* Fr. Stephan Fan Kai-ping (范介平) (1951.07.06 – retired 1982)
*'' Chen Mu-shun (陳慕舜) (1988 – death 1997.04.09), without papal mandate; no other prelature''
*'' Apostolic Administrator Father Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang (1920 – February 5, 2012) was a Chinese Roman Catholic Apostolic Administrator and priest. The Vatican appointed Zhang Wen-Chang as Apostolic Administrator of three dioceses or ecclesiastical territories in the Chinese pro ...
(張文昌) (2000 – death 2012.02.05), also Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming ( la, Coenmimen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kunming in China.
The Archdiocese has not had a legitimate, Vatican-appointed Archbishop since 1952, when French Archbishop Alexandre Der ...
(where he resided) and of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dali/Tali ( la, Talian(us), ) is a diocese located in the city of Dali in the Ecclesiastical province of Kunming in China.
In 2000, the Vatican appointed Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang as Apostolic Administrator of Dal ...
.''
See also
* List of Catholic dioceses in China
References
External links
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Christian organizations established in 1935
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