Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha ( la, Ciamsciaven(sis), ) is an
archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. 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 A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
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
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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
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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

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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


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