Yuanling Diocese
| Yuanling Diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Changsha Archdiocese |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1925 |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The diocese Yuanling ( lat. : Dioecesis Iuen-limensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese based in Yuanling .
history
The Yuanling diocese was founded on March 13, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Quae rei sacrae from cessions of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Changde as Apostolic Prefecture Shenchow . The Shenchow Apostolic Prefecture was on May 28, 1934 by Pius XI. with the Apostolic Constitution Ad potiorem vicariatus raised to the Apostolic Vicariate . On December 10, 1934, the Shenchow Apostolic Vicariate was renamed Yuanling Apostolic Vicariate .
The Apostolic Vicariate Yuanling was on April 11, 1946 by Pope Pius XII. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Changsha as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Shenchow
- Dominic Langenbacher CP , 1925–1930
- Cutbert Martin O'Gara CP, 1930-1934
Vicars Apostolic of Shenchow
- Cutbert Martin O'Gara CP, 1934
Vicars Apostolic of Yuanling
- Cutbert Martin O'Gara CP, 1934-1946
Bishops of Yuanling
- Cutbert Martin O'Gara CP, 1946-1968
- Sedis vacancy , since 1968
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Yuanling diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 17, 2011.