The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou/Changting ( la, Timceuven(sis), ) is a diocese co-extensive with the Chinese imperial prefecture

Tingzhou fu Tingzhou fu () was a prefecture in Fujian province from the Tang Dynasty () down to the early 20th century, when it was renamed (). History As early as 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, the She people thrived along the Tingjiang river(), which origina ...

. The cathedral is located in the present-day Tingzhou town. Post-revolutionary

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notwithstanding, the diocese remains in the

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of Fuzhou, under the Metropolitan See at Fuzhou.

History

* December 27, 1923: Established as

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of Tingzhou 汀州 from the

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福建北境 * May 8, 1947: Promoted as Diocese of Tingzhou 汀州

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s of Tingzhou 汀州 (Roman rite) * Bishop Johann Werner Lesinski, O.P. (May 8, 1947 – April 26, 1963) Prefects Apostolic of Tingzhou 汀州 (Roman Rite) * Fr. Edber M. Pelzer, O.P. (December 21, 1925 – 1945)

References

GCatholic.org

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