Changsha Archdiocese
The Chinese Archdiocese of Changsha (Latin Archidioecesis Ciamsciavensis ) emerged from the Apostolic Vicariate Hu-Nan Meridionale, founded on September 19, 1879 , from which it was separated on December 3, 1924 as the Apostolic Vicariate.
This was elevated to an archbishopric on April 11, 1946.
His last bishop for a long time , the Italian Secondino Petronio Lacchio OFM, died on February 20, 1976. After a vacancy of more than 42 years, Pope Francis recognized the archbishop of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association , Methodius Qu Ai-lin , on February 22. September 2018 as Metropolitan of the Archdiocese.
| Changsha Archdiocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop | Methodius Qu Ailin |
| surface | 22.820 km² |
| Parishes | 11 ( AP 1950 ) |
| Residents | 5,000,000 ( AP 1950 ) |
| Catholics | 9,038 ( AP 1950 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 6 ( AP 1950 ) |
| Religious priest | 27 ( AP 1950 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 274 |
| Religious sisters | 36 ( AP 1950 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Suffragan dioceses | |