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Diocese of Yuanling
Dioecesis Iuen-limensis
天主教沅陵教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceChangsha
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishopsede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopMethodius Qu Ailin
Apostolic AdministratorMethodius Qu Ailin

The Diocese of Yuanling (Latin: Iuen-limen(sis), Chinese: 沅陵, 辰州) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in the county of Yuanling (Hunan), China. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Changsha, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

It is episcopal seat is vacant since 1968, but has had an apostolic administrator since 2012.

History

  • Established on 13 March 1925 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Chenzhou 辰州 (中文) / Shenchow / de Shenchow (Latin), on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Changde 常德 (now a diocese)
  • Promoted on 28 May 1934 as Apostolic Vicariate of Chenzhou 辰州
  • Renamed on 10 December 1934 as Apostolic Vicariate of Yuanling 沅陵
  • Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Yuanling 沅陵 (中文) / Chenzhou 辰州 (中文) / Shen-Chou / Yüanlíng / Iüen-limen(sis) (Latin)

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefects of Chenzhou 辰州 )
  • Father Domenico Langenbacher, Passionists (C.P.) C.P. (born USA) (16 July 1925 – 1929)
  • Fr. Cutbert Martin O'Gara, C.P. (born Canada) (12 February 1930 – 28 May 1934 see below)
Apostolic Vicar of Yuanling 沅陵
  • Cutbert Martin O'Gara, C.P. (see above 28 May 1934 – 11 April 1946 see below), Titular Bishop of Elis (1934.05.28 – 1946.04.11)
Suffragan Bishops of Yuanling 沅陵

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