The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yantai/ Chefoo/ Zhifou/ Yentai ( la, Ientaeven(sis), ) is a
diocese
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History
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in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Jinan
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in eastern China, yet depends on the missionary
Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
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.
Its episcopal seat is in the city of
Yantai
Yantai, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of ...
(
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
). No statistics are available.
History
* Established on February 22, 1894 as
Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Shantung 山東東境, on territory split off from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung
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History
* September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the Diocese of Beijing
* Dece ...
山東北境
* December 3, 1924: renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhifou 芝罘
* Lost territory twice : on 1931.06.16 to establish the
Apostolic Prefecture of Yiduxian
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益都縣and on 1931.06.18 to establish
Mission sui juris of Weihai 威海
* Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Yantai 煙台
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman Rite
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)
;'' Apostolic Vicars of Eastern Shantung 山東東境''
*
Césaire Shang,
Friars Minor
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(O.F.M.) (May 6, 1894 – death September 9, 1911),
Titular Bishop
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of
Vaga (1894.05.22 – 1911.09.09)
*
Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner, O.F.M. (September 9, 1911 – 3 December 1924), Titular Bishop of
Miletus
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(1907.04.28 – 1936.12.01), succeeding as former
Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Shantung 山東東境 (China) (1907.04.28 – 1911.09.09)
;'' Apostolic Vicars of Zhifou 芝罘''
*
Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner, O.F.M. (3 December 1924 – death 1 December 1936)
*
Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M. (14 June 1938 – 11 April 1946), Titular Bishop of
Sebela
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History
Sebela, identified with modern Kestelyalasi in present Anatolia (Asian Turkey), was among the cities in the Roman province of Isauria of e ...
(1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11 ''see below'')
:''Suffragan Bishops of Yantai 煙台''
*
Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M. (''see above'' April 11, 1946 – retired January 20, 1950), emeritate as Titular Bishop of
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Description
While the exact criteria as defined in the ...
(1950.01.20 – death 1972.08.07)
*
Alphonsus Zong Huai-mo, O.F.M. (宗懷謨) (June 14, 1951 – death 1978)
* ''Zhang Ri-jin (張日進) (1960 – death 1970?▼) no papal mandate''
*''
Apostolic Administrator
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John Gao Ke-xian (高可賢) (1997 – death 2005.01.24) while (clandestine) Bishop of
Zhoucun 周村 (China) (1993 – 2005.01.24)''
*''(Apostolic Administrator 2012.02.15 – ... not possessed) John Fang Xing-yao (房興耀) while Bishop of
Yizhou 沂州 (China) (1997 – ...)''
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in China
References
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with Google map - data for all section
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1894
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
Religion in Shandong
Yantai
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