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Diocese of Zhoucun [Chowtsun]

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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 11 April 1946
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Jinan [Tsinan]
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Square Kilometers: 5,000 (1,931 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Zhoucun, Shandong, China

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Changtien
16 April 1929ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Tsinanfu (Suimin, Loling, Yangsin, Eaifeng (or Wuti), Chanhwa, Pirihsien, Litsing, Tsingcheng, Putai, Tsitung, Changshan, Ewŕntai, Tsowping, and Tzechwan) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Changtien (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Changtien
1 June 1932ElevatedMission "Sui Iuris" of Changtien Prefecture Apostolic of Changtien
Vicariate Apostolic of Chowtsun [Zhoucun]
18 May 1937ErectedPrefecture Apostolic of Changtien Vicariate Apostolic of Chowtsun [Zhoucun] (erected)
Diocese of Zhoucun [Chowtsun]
11 April 1946ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Chowtsun [Zhoucun] Diocese of Zhoucun [Chowtsun]
20 April 2023Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Yiduxian [Iduhsien] (suppressed) Diocese of Zhoucun [Chowtsun] (Neighborhoods of Boshane di Linzi and the counties of Guangrao, Boxing, and Gaoqing)
Archdiocese of Jinan [Tsinan] (Eastern part of the Laiwu neighborhoods)
Diocese of Weifang (erected) (Neighborhoods of Weicheng, Hanting, Fangzi, and Kuiwen; municipal development “zones”; Linju and Changle counties; and the cities of Qingzhou, Zhucheng, Shouguang, Anqiu, Gaomi, and Changyi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Zhoucun [Chowtsun]
195029,4113,000,0001.0%1223358402517ap2002

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Mission "Sui Iuris" of Changtien
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 653, and Page 654
  • Prefecture Apostolic of Changtien
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 24, Page 369
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Chowtsun [Zhoucun]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 462, and Page 463
  • Diocese of Zhoucun [Chowtsun]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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