Diocese of Chengdu [Chengtu]

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Bishop(s) Paul Ji Zengwei, Bishop Joseph Tang Yuange, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 11 April 1946 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chongqing [Chungking] Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: China Square Kilometers: 100,000 (38,625 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.cddiocese.com/ Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Pingankiao, 29, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan)
  • Latin Name: Se-Ciuensis
  • Erected: 15 October 1696
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Settentrionale-Occidentale}
  • Latin Name: Se-Ciuensis Septentrionalis-Occidentalis
  • Name Changed: 2 April 1856
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtu [Chengdu]
  • Latin Name: Cemtuanus
  • Name Changed: 3 December 1924
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Arthus de Lionne, M.E.P. † (20 Oct 1696 Appointed - 2 Aug 1713 Died)
• Jean Basset, M.E.P. † ( 1702 Appointed - Dec 1707 Died)
• Jean-François Martin de la Balluère, M.E.P. † ( 1713 Appointed - 1715 Died)
• Luigi Antonio Appiani, C.M. † ( 1715 Appointed - 1715 Resigned)
• Johannes Müllener, C.M. † (2 Sep 1715 Appointed - 17 Dec 1742 Died)
• Louis Marie Maggi, O.P. † (17 Dec 1742 Succeeded - 20 Aug 1743 Died)
• Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. † (20 Aug 1743 Appointed - 24 Aug 1755 Died)
• Claude-François de Reymond, M.E.P. † (11 Feb 1756 Appointed - 19 Mar 1756 Died)
• Pierre-Jean Kerhervé, M.E.P. † (27 Jul 1762 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• François Pottier, M.E.P. † (24 Jan 1767 Appointed - 28 Sep 1792 Died)
• Jean-Didier de Saint Martin, M.E.P. † (28 Sep 1792 Succeeded - 15 Nov 1801 Died)
• St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P. † (15 Nov 1801 Succeeded - 14 Sep 1815 Died)
• Giacomo Luigi Fontana, M.E.P. † (9 May 1817 Appointed - 1838 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang)
• Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (11 Jul 1838 Succeeded - 6 May 1861 Died)
• Annet-Théophile Pinchon, M.E.P. † (6 May 1861 Succeeded - 26 Oct 1891 Died)
• Marie-Julien Dunand, M.E.P. † (21 Aug 1893 Appointed - 4 Aug 1915 Died)
• Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. † (28 Jan 1916 Appointed - 20 Dec 1948 Died)
• Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault, M.E.P. † (14 Jul 1949 Appointed - 1983 Retired)
• [John Li Xi-ting (Li Hsi Ying)] † (6 Jul 1958 Ordained Bishop - 28 May 1989 Died)
• Michael Liu Xianru † (24 Feb 1992 Ordained Bishop - 25 Oct 1998 Died)
• Paul Ji Zengwei (5 Jul 2004 Ordained Bishop - )
• Joseph Tang Yuange (Oct 2015 Confirmed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan)
15 October 1696	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan) (erected)
1737	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of Kweichow [Guizhou] (suppressed)	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan)
1781	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of Yunnan (suppressed)	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan)
28 August 1840	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan)	Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnan (erected)
27 March 1846	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan)	Vicariate Apostolic of Kuiceu (Kweichow) (erected)
2 April 1856	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan)	Vicariate Apostolic of Southeastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridio-Orientale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Settentrionale-Occidentale}
2 April 1856	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan)	Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Settentrionale-Occidentale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtu [Chengdu]
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Settentrionale-Occidentale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtu [Chengdu]
2 August 1929	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtu [Chengdu] (ShunMng, Sichong, Pengchow, Yinshan, Yochih, Linshui, Kwangan, Shehung, PongJcy, Suining, Lochih, and Anyo)	Vicariate Apostolic of Shunking [Nanchong] (erected)
Diocese of Chengdu [Chengtu]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtu [Chengdu]	Diocese of Chengdu [Chengtu]

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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 Chengdu [Chengtu]
1950	40,240	20,000,000	.2%	73	22	95	423		22	88	52	ap2002

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Paul Ji Zengwei (Bishop: 5 Jul 2004)
• Joseph Tang Yuange (Bishop: Oct 2015 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Luigi Antonio Appiani, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1715 to 1715)
• Jean-François Martin de la Balluère, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1713 to 1715)
• Jean Basset, M.E.P. † (Pro-Vicar Apostolic: 1702 to Dec 1707)
• Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 1844 to 2 Apr 1856)
• St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 24 Jul 1798; Vicar Apostolic: 15 Nov 1801 to 14 Sep 1815)
• Marie-Julien Dunand, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Aug 1893 to 4 Aug 1915)
• Jean-Louis Florens, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 2 Oct 1807 to 14 Dec 1814)
• Giacomo Luigi Fontana, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 May 1817 to 1838)
• Pierre-Jean Kerhervé, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jul 1762 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Arthus de Lionne, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 5 Feb 1687; Vicar Apostolic: 20 Oct 1696 to 2 Aug 1713)
• Michael Liu Xianru † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1992 to 25 Oct 1998)
• [John Li Xi-ting (Li Hsi Ying)] † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1958 to 28 May 1989)
• [Simon Li Zhigang] †
• Louis Marie Maggi, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 8 Oct 1738; Vicar Apostolic: 17 Dec 1742 to 20 Aug 1743)
• Jean-Baptiste Maigrot † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 22 Jan 1753 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 Aug 1743 to 24 Aug 1755)
• Johannes Müllener, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 2 Sep 1715 to 17 Dec 1742)
• François de Ottaiano, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 3 Oct 1735)
• Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 3 Oct 1817; Vicar Apostolic: 11 Jul 1838 to 6 May 1861)
• Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault, M.E.P. † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1949 to 1983)
• Annet-Théophile Pinchon, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 23 Apr 1859; Vicar Apostolic: 6 May 1861 to 26 Oct 1891)
• François Pottier, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 24 Jan 1767 to 28 Sep 1792)
• Claude-François de Reymond, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Feb 1756 to 19 Mar 1756)
• Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 28 Jan 1916; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 20 Dec 1948)
• Jean-Didier de Saint Martin, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 15 Jan 1782; Vicar Apostolic: 28 Sep 1792 to 15 Nov 1801)
• Pierre Trenchant, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 8 Aug 1798 to 18 Apr 1806)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan) Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 129 Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Settentrionale-Occidentale} Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 129 Vicariate Apostolic of Chengtu [Chengdu] Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 23, to Page 25 Diocese of Chengdu [Chengtu] Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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