Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Tingzhou
汀州
latin= Dioecesis Timceuvensis
country= China | metropolitan=Fuzhou
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 20,000
population= 1,220,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 4,318
catholics_percent= 0.4
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou/Changting {Latin: " Timceuven(sis)", 中文: 汀州, 長汀} is a diocese located in the city of Tingzhou in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou in China.

History

* December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tingzhou 汀州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境
* May 8, 1947: Promoted as Diocese of Tingzhou 汀州

Leadership

* Bishops 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

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/ting0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dting.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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