The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu (formerly spelt Chengtu) ( la, Dioecesis Cemtuana; zh, t=天主教成都教區, s=天主教成都教区) is a

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Latin

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in the

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chongqing The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chongqing (Chungking) ( la, Archidioecesis Ciomchimensis, zh, t=天主教重慶總教區) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese located in southwestern PR China, yet still depends on the missionary Ro ...

covering southwestern China's

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...

area, yet depends on the missionary

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. Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (also known as Ping'anqiao Church), in the city of

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese provin ...

, at Ping'an Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan, China ().

Extent

The diocese, based in Chengdu, covers 4 cities (Chengdu chen-tou-fou

Deyang Deyang () is a prefecture-level city of Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a largely industrial city, with companies such as China National Erzhong Group and Dongfang Electric having major operations there. The city is rich in history, with the ...

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Guangyuan Guangyuan () is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest. The city has a population of 2,305,657 as of the 2020 census. Located roughly between the provin ...

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Mianyang Mianyang (; formerly known as Mienchow) is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwest China. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and thr ...

ien-tcheou-hien and 37 districts and counties, totaling an area of 54,900 square kilometers. No recent statistics available.

History

* Established on 15 October 1696 as Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan (; 四川), on territory split off from the

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福建 * Gained territories twice : in 1715 from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow 貴州 and in 1755 from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan 雲南 * Lost territories repeatedly : on 1840.08.28 to (re)establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan 雲南 and on 1846.03.27 to (re)establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow 貴州 and establish the

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拉薩 * Renamed on 2 April 1856 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Szechwan (; 四川西北), having lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Szechwan 四川東境) * Lost more territory on 1860.01.24 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan 南四川 * Renamed again on 3 December 1924 after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Chengtu (; Tchen-tou-fou; 成都) * Lost territory on 2 August 1929 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Shunkingfu (Choen-kin-fou; 順慶府) * Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Chengtu (; 成都)

Episcopal ordinaries

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; so far members of Latin congregations, long European missionaries) http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/chen2.htm GCatholic.org ;''Apostolic Vicars of Szechwan 四川'' Mrg Artus de Lionne

* Artus de Lionne,

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(M.E.P.) (born France) (30 November 1700 - death 2 August 1713) - never resident in diocese;

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of Rosalia (1687.02.05 – 1713.08.02), initially as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Szechwan 四川 (1687.02.05 – 1696.10.20) * Johannes Müllener,

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(C.M.) (born Germany) (8 December 1716 - death 17 December 1742), Titular Bishop of Myriophytos (1715.09.02 – 1742.12.17) * Luigi Maggi,

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(O.P.) (born Italy) (December 17, 1742 - August 20, 1743), Titular Bishop of

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(1738.10.08 – 1743.08.20), initially as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Szechwan 四川 (1738.10.08 – 1742.12.17) * Joachim Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. (born France) (August 20, 1743 - death 24 August 1755), Titular Bishop of Echinus (1739.10.02 – 1755.08.24), initially as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Yunnan 雲南 (1739.10.02 – 1743.08.20) *'' Father Pierre-Jean Kerhervé, M.E.P. (born France) (1762.07.27 – death 1766.01.22 not possessed), Titular Bishop of

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(1762.07.27 – 1766.01.22)'' * Bishop François Pottier, M.E.P. (born France) (24 January 1767 – death 28 September 1792), Titular Bishop of Agathopolis (1767.01.24 – 1792.09.28) *

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Bishop Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P. (born France) (徐德新) (15 November 1801 – death 14 September 1815), Titular Bishop of

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(1798.07.24 – 1815.09.14), initially as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Szechwan 四川 (1798.07.24 – 1801.11.15) * Louis Fontana, M.E.P. (born Italy) (July 1817 – 11 July 1838), Titular Bishop of Sinita (1817.05.24 – 1838.07.11), later

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of Hupeh and Hunan 湖廣 (China) (1838 – death 1838.07.11) * Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. (born France) (11 July 1838 – 2 April 1856 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Maxula (1817.09.30 – 1861.05.06), initially as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Szechwan 四川 (1817.09.30 – 1838.07.11) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Northwestern Szechwan 四川西北'' * Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. (''see above'' 2 April 1856 – death 6 May 1861) * Annet-Théophile Pinchon, M.E.P. (born France) (6 May 1861 – death 26 October 1891), Titular Bishop of

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(1859.04.23 – 1891.10.26), initially as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Northwestern Szechwan 四川西北 (China) (1859.04.23 – 1861.05.06) * Marie-Julien Dunand, M.E.P. (born France) (21 April 1893 – death 4 August 1915), Titular Bishop of Calœ (1893.08.21 – 1915.08.04) * Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. (born France) (駱書雅) (28 January 1916 – 3 December 1924 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Ægeæ (1916.01.28 – 1946.04.11) :''Apostolic Vicar of Chengtu 成都'' * Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. (駱書雅) (''see above'' 11 April 1946 – see promoted 20 December 1948 ''see below'') ;''Suffragan Bishops of Chengtu 成都'' * Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. (駱書雅) (''see above'' 3 December 1924 – death 11 April 1946) * Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault,

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(彭道傳) (14 July 1949 – retired 1983), died 1987 *''John Li Xi-ting (李熙亭) (first Chinese native incumbent) (1958 – death 1989.05.28) - no papal mandate'' *''Michael Liu Xian-ru (劉顯儒) (1992 – death 1998.10.25) - no papal mandate'' * Joseph Tang Yuange (唐遠閣) (2015.12 016.11.30– ...).

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org with Google satellite photo, data for all sections

UCA News

- an account of a priest who worked within the Diocese of Chengdu {{DEFAULTSORT:Chengdu, Roman Catholic diocese

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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century 1696 establishments in Asia Christianity in Chengdu

Extent

History

Episcopal ordinaries

See also

References

Sources and external links