Diocese of Yizhou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yizhou/Ichow/Linyi is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jinan in PR China.
Its episcopal seat is located in the city of Linyi, Shandong.
History
- July 1, 1937: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Yizhoufu 沂州府, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao 青島
- Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Yizhou 沂州, ceasing to be an exempt pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction.
Ordinaries
; Apostolic Vicar of Yizhoufu 沂州府
;Suffragan Bishops of Yizhou 沂州
- Bishop Charles Weber,
- Bishop John Fang Xing-yao ; also Apostolic Administrator of Yantai 煙台