Diocese of Changteh [Changde]

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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

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Luis Pérez y Pérez † (10 Mar 1896 Appointed - 15 Apr 1910 Died)
• Juvencio Hospital de la Puebla, O.S.A. † (18 Sep 1911 Appointed - Mar 1917 Resigned)
• Angel 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)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}
19 September 1879	Erected		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]
Diocese of Changteh [Changde]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Changteh [Changde]	Diocese of Changteh [Changde]

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Statistics

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 Changteh [Changde]
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.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Mar 1917 to 16 Nov 1938)
• Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1939; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 23 Apr 1965)
• Juvencio Hospital de la Puebla, O.S.A. † (Vicar Apostolic: 18 Sep 1911 to Mar 1917)
• Luis Pérez y Pérez † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Mar 1896 to 15 Apr 1910)