Diocese of Yantai
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yantai/ Chefoo/ Zhifou/ Yentai is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Jinan in eastern China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its episcopal seat is in the city of Yantai. 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 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 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
; Apostolic Vicars of Eastern Shantung 山東東境- Césaire Shang, Friars Minor, Titular Bishop of Vaga
- Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Miletus, succeeding as former Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Shantung 山東東境
- Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner, O.F.M.
- Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M., Titular Bishop of Sebela
- Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M., emeritate as Titular Bishop of Girus
- Alphonsus Zong Huai-mo, O.F.M. Zhang Ri-jin no papal mandate
- Apostolic Administrator John Gao Ke-xian while Bishop of Zhoucun 周村
- '' John Fang Xing-yao while Bishop of Yizhou 沂州 ''