The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao/Tsingtao ( la, Zimtaoven(sis), ) is a Latin

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diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of

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. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael in the city of

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, in

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History

* Established on 11 February 1925 as Apostolic Prefecture of Qingdao (), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yanzhoufu () * On 14 June 1928 it was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao, remaining a pre-diocesan jurisdiction (exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See), but now entitled to a itular bishop * On 1 July 1937, it lost territory to establish the

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() * 11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Qingdao.

Ordinaries

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) ;'' Apostolic Prefects of Qingdao'' * Georg Weig, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (18 March 1925–14 June 1928 ''see below'') ;'' Apostolic Vicars of Qingdao'' *

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, S.V.D. (''see above'' 14 June 1928–1941), Titular Bishop of Antandrus (1928.06.14–1941.10.03) * Thomas (Cardinal) Tien-ken-sin,

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() (10 November 1942–11 April 1946), Titular Bishop of

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(1939.07.11 –1946.02.18), previously Apostolic Prefect of Yanggu () (China) (1934.02.23–1939.07.11), promoted Apostolic Vicar of Yanggu (1939.07.11–1942.11.10); later Cardinal-Priest of

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(1946.02.22–1967.07.24), Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing ) (China) (1946.04.11–1967.07.24) and Apostolic Administrator of Taipei ) (Taiwan) (1959.12.16–1966.02.15) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Qingdao'' *

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, Xaverian Missionary Fathers (S.X.) (1946–1947), later Bishop of

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() (China) (1946.05.10–1983) *

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(8 July 1948–18 November 1964) * ''uncanonical: Paul Han Xirang (), Friars Minor (O.F.M.), consecrated without papal mandate (1988–1992.03.06) *

Joseph Li Mingshu Joseph Li Mingshu (; 1 December 1924 – 15 June 2018) was a Chinese clandestine Catholic bishop. Bishop Li was born in village Lijia, Shandong in a Catholic family on December 1, 1924. He joined the theological seminary after a school and a minor ...

(August 2000–15 June 2018) * Thomas Chen Tianhao (2020-)

References

Source and External links

GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links

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