The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou/Ichow/Linyi ( la, Iceuven(sis), ) is a Latin suffragan

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in the

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of the Metropolitan of Jinan in PR China. Its episcopal seat is located in the city of

Linyi Linyi () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the east, Weifang to the northeast, Zibo t ...

, Shandong.

History

* July 1, 1937: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Yizhoufu 沂州府, on territory split off from the then

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青島 * Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Yizhou 沂州, ceasing to be an exempt pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction.

Ordinaries

''(all Roman Rite) ;'' Apostolic Vicar of Yizhoufu 沂州府'' * Charles Weber,

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(S.V.D.) (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946),

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(1937.12.02 – 1946.04.11) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Yizhou 沂州'' * Bishop Charles Weber, (S.V.D.) (''see above'' April 11, 1946 – August 7, 1970) * Bishop John Fang Xing-yao (1997–present); also

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Yantai Yantai, formerly known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait, Yantai borders Qingdao on the ...

煙台 (China) (2012.02.15 – ... not possessed)

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links

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