Diocese of Changde
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Changsha, in Central China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its episcopal see is the city of Changde.
It is vacant since 1965, but has an Apostolic administrator since 2012.
History
- Established on 19 September 1879 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Hunan 湖南北境, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Hunan 湖南
- Renamed on 3 December 1924, after its see, as Apostolic Vicariate of Changde 常德 / Changteh / de Changteh
- Lost territory repeatedly : on 1925.03.13 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Chenzhou 辰州, on 1931.05.06 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 澧縣 and on 1931.05.07 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang 岳陽
- Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Changde 常德 / Changteh / Ciamtean
Episcopal ordinaries
- Pro-Apostolic Vicar Father Elías Suárez, Augustinians , died 1885
- Pro-Vicar Apostolic Saturnino de La Torre Merino, Augustinians , died 1916
- Luis Pérez y Pérez , Titular Bishop of Corycus
- Father Agustín González, O.E.S.A. , Titular Bishop of Adraha
- Juvencio Hospital de la Puebla, O.S.A. , Titular Bishop of Caunas
- Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. , Titular Bishop of Calœ
- Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A.
- Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Zorolus
- Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A.
- Michael Yan Gao-jian, O.S.A., without papal mandate
- Apostolic Administrator Methodius Qu Ai-lin , while Metropolitan Archbishop of Changsha 長沙 ; also Apostolic Administrator of its three suffragan dioceses Yuanling 沅陵 and Hengzhou 衡州, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 澧縣, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Yongzhou 永州, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang 岳陽, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangtan 湘潭, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Baoqing 寶慶..