Changde [Changteh] (Latin (or Roman) Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Changsha [Changsha]
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 10,000 (3,862 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, Changde, Hunan, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}
- Latin Name: Hunanen Septentrionalis
- Erected: 19 September 1879
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde]
- Latin Name: Ciamteanus
- Elevated: 3 December 1924
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Elías Suárez, O.E.S.A. † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 25 Jul 1884 Resigned)
Saturnino de La Torre Merino, O.E.S.A. † (25 Jul 1884 Appointed - 1896 Resigned)
Luis Pérez y Pérez, O.E.S.A. † (10 Mar 1896 Appointed - 15 Apr 1910 Died)
Agustín González, O.S.A. † (18 May 1910 Appointed - 20 Jun 1911 Resigned)
Juvencio Juan Hospital de la Puebla, O. Cart. † (18 Sep 1911 Appointed - Mar 1917 Resigned)
Ángel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. † (13 Mar 1917 Appointed - 16 Nov 1938 Retired)
Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. † (11 Dec 1939 Appointed - 23 Apr 1965 Died)
[Michael Yang Gao-jian], O.S.A. † (26 Oct 1958 Ordained Bishop - 20 Jan 1995 Died)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}
19 September 1879	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Hunan {Hu-Nan}	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde]
3 December 1924	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde]
13 March 1925	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde]	Prefecture Apostolic of Shenchow (erected)
6 May 1931	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde]	Prefecture Apostolic of Lixian [Lichow] (erected)
7 May 1931	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde]	Prefecture Apostolic of Yueyang [Yochow] (erected)
Diocese of Changde [Changteh]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde]	Diocese of Changde [Changteh]

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Changde [Changteh]

1950 6,690 3,200,000 .2% 4 8 12 557 5 4 6 ap2002

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Changde [Changteh]
1950	6,690	3,200,000	.2%	4	8	12	557		5	4	6	ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Ángel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Mar 1917 to 16 Nov 1938)
Agustín González, O.S.A. † (Vicar Apostolic: 18 May 1910 to 20 Jun 1911)
Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1939; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 23 Apr 1965)
Juvencio Juan Hospital de la Puebla, O. Cart. † (Vicar Apostolic: 18 Sep 1911 to Mar 1917)
Saturnino de La Torre Merino, O.E.S.A. † (Pro-Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jul 1884 to 1896)
Luis Pérez y Pérez, O.E.S.A. † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Mar 1896 to 15 Apr 1910)
Elías Suárez, O.E.S.A. † (Pro-Vicar Apostolic: 19 Sep 1879 to 25 Jul 1884)
[Michael Yang Gao-jian], O.S.A. † (Bishop: 26 Oct 1958 to 20 Jan 1995)

Diocese of Changde [Changteh]

Dioecesis Ciamteana