The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an/Changzhi (, ) (Not to be confused with

Lu'an Lu'an ( zh, c=, p=Lù'ān), is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. As of the 2020 census, it had a total population of 4,393,699 inhabitants ...

(六安) in

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province) is a

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located in the city of Lu'an in the

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Taiyuan Taiyuan; Mandarin pronunciation: (Jin Chinese, Taiyuan Jin: /tʰai˦˥ ye˩˩/) is the capital of Shanxi, China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. It is an industrial base foc ...

in China. Currently, in standard Mandarin, the name of the city is pronounced "Luan". In the local dialect, it was pronounced, "Lu-ngan", which was why early accounts by Christian missionaries call it by that name. The American presbyterian publication "The Chinese recorder and missionary journal, Volume 3" calls it "Lu-ngan-fu".(Original from Harvard University)

History

* October 15, 1696: Established as

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of Shansi 山西 from the Diocese of Nanjing 南京 * 1712: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi and Shansi 陝西山西 * March 2, 1844: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi and Shansi 陝西山西 * June 17, 1890: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shansi 山西南境 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu 潞安府 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Lu’an

Leadership

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s of Lu'an (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Peter Ding Lingbin Peter Ding Lingbin (; born 20 July 1962) is a Chinese Catholic priest and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an since November 2016. Biography Ding was born into a Catholic family, and graduated from Changzhi Medical College in 1982. ...

, O.F.M. (2016–present) ** Bishop

Hermengild Li Yi Hermengild Li Yi (November 11, 1923 – May 24, 2012) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Lu'an, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exce ...

, O.F.M. (1998 - 2012) ** Bishop Francis Gerard Kramer, O.F.M. (1946.04.11 – 1982) * Vicars Apostolic of Luanfu (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Fortunato Antonio Spruit, O.F.M. (1927.11.22 – 1943.07.12) ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. (1901.07.20 – 1927) * Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shansi (

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) ** Bishop

Giovanni Antonio Hofman Giovanni Antonio Hofman (; 12 June 1834 – 26 October 1917) was a Dutch Catholic missionary prelate and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an from 1891 to 1901. Biography Giovanni Antonio Hofman was born in Voerden, North Holland, United ...

, O.F.M. (1891.04.24 – 1901.07.20) ** Bishop

Martin Poell Martin Poell (; 20 March 1845 – 2 January 1891) was a Dutch Catholic missionary prelate and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an from 1890 to 1891. Biography Martin Poell was born in Weert, Limburg, Kingdom of the Netherlands, on 20 Ma ...

, O.F.M. (1890.06.20 – 1891.01.02) ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. (1870.09.27 – 1891.09.06) * Vicars Apostolic of Shansi (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Joachin Salvetti, O.F.M. (1815.02.21 – 1843.09.21) ** Bishop

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, O.F.M. (1804.11.07 – 1811.10.26)

References

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