The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha ( la, Ciamsciaven(sis), ) is an
archdiocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
located in the city of
Changsha
Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...
in China.
History
* April 2, 1856: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Hunan from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Hupeh
* September 19, 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Hunan
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Changsha
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Changsha
Leadership
* Arch
bishop
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s of Changsha 長沙 (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Methodius Qu Ailin (屈藹林) (2012–present)
** Archbishop
Secondino Petronio Lacchio,
O.F.M. (April 11, 1946 – February 20, 1976)
* Vicars Apostolic of Changsha 長沙 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Secondino Petronio Lacchio, O.F.M. (later Archbishop) (January 12, 1940 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop
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, O.F.M. (March 9, 1933 – 1939)
* Vicars Apostolic of Southern Hunan 湖南南境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Noè Giuseppe Tacconi,
P.I.M.E. (September 18, 1911 – 1916)
* Vicars Apostolic of Changsha 長沙 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini
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, O.F.M. (later Archbishop) (January 13, 1902 – August 11, 1930)
** Vicars Apostolic of Southern Hunan 湖南南境 (Roman Rite)
** Saint Bishop
Antonio Fantosati
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, O.F.M. (范懷德) (July 11, 1892 – July 7, 1900)
Suffragan dioceses
*
Changde 常德
*
Hengzhou 衡州
*
Yuanling 沅陵
See also
*
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Changsha)
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a 20th-century English Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha. It is located in the Xiangchun Street, Kaifu District of Changsha, Hunan, C ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1856
Changsha
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1856 establishments in China
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