The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao/Tsingtao ( la, Zimtaoven(sis), ) is a Latin
suffragan diocese
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 associa ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of the Metropolitan of
Jinan.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael in the city of
Qingdao, in
Shandong.
History
* Established on 11 February 1925 as
Apostolic Prefecture
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
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
Apostolic Vicariate of Yizhoufu ()
* 11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Qingdao.
Ordinaries
''(all
Roman Rite)
;'' Apostolic Prefects of Qingdao''
* Georg Weig,
Divine Word Missionaries
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(S.V.D.) (18 March 1925–14 June 1928 ''see below'')
;'' Apostolic Vicars of Qingdao''
*
Georg Weig, S.V.D. (''see above'' 14 June 1928–1941),
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of
Antandrus (1928.06.14–1941.10.03)
*
Thomas (Cardinal) Tien-ken-sin,
S.V.D. () (10 November 1942–11 April 1946), Titular Bishop of
Ruspæ (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
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of
Santa Maria in Via (1946.02.22–1967.07.24), Metropolitan Archbishop of
Beijing
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) (China) (1946.04.11–1967.07.24) and
Apostolic Administrator
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of
Taipei
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) (Taiwan) (1959.12.16–1966.02.15)
;''Suffragan Bishops of Qingdao''
*
Faustino M. Tissot,
Xaverian Missionary Fathers
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(S.X.) (1946–1947), later Bishop of
Zhengzhou () (China) (1946.05.10–1983)
*
Augustin Olbert,
S.V.D. (8 July 1948–18 November 1964)
* ''uncanonical:
Paul Han Xirang (),
Friars Minor
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(O.F.M.), consecrated without papal mandate (1988–1992.03.06)
*
Joseph Li Mingshu (August 2000–15 June 2018)
*
Thomas Chen Tianhao (2020-)
References
Source and External links
GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Christian organizations established in 1925
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Religion in Shandong
Qingdao
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