Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao

Diocese of Qingdao

*Dioecesis Zimtaovensis*

天主教青岛教区
Diocese of Qingdao; Dioecesis Zimtaovensis; 天主教青岛教区
	St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Jinan
Metropolitan	Jinan
Statistics
Area	17,000 km2 (6,600 sq mi)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Thomas Chen Tianhao
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Zhang Xian-wang

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao/Tsingtao (Latin: Zimtaoven(sis), simplified Chinese: 青岛; traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: Qīngdǎo) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Jinan.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael in the city of Qingdao, in Shandong.

History[]

Established on 11 February 1925 as Apostolic Prefecture of Qingdao (青島), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yanzhoufu (兖州府)
On 14 June 1928 it was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao, remaining a pre-diocesan jurisdiction (exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See), but now entitled to a [titular bishop].
On 1 July 1937, it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Yizhoufu (沂州府)
11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Qingdao.

Georg Weig, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (18 March 1925–14 June 1928 see below)

Georg Weig, S.V.D. (see above 14 June 1928–1941), Titular Bishop of Antandrus (1928.06.14–1941.10.03)
Thomas (Cardinal) Tien-ken-sin, S.V.D. (田耕莘) (10 November 1942–11 April 1946), Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1939.07.11 –1946.02.18), previously Apostolic Prefect of Yanggu (陽穀) (China) (1934.02.23–1939.07.11), promoted Apostolic Vicar of Yanggu (1939.07.11–1942.11.10); later Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1946.02.22–1967.07.24), Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京) (China) (1946.04.11–1967.07.24) and Apostolic Administrator of Taipei 臺北) (Taiwan) (1959.12.16–1966.02.15)

, Xaverian Missionary Fathers (S.X.) (1946–1947), later Bishop of Zhengzhou (鄭州) (China) (1946.05.10–1983)
, S.V.D. (8 July 1948–18 November 1964)
uncanonical: Paul Han Xirang (韓錫讓), Friars Minor (O.F.M.), consecrated without papal mandate (1988–1992.03.06)
Joseph Li Mingshu (August 2000–15 June 2018)^[1]
Thomas Chen Tianhao (2020-)

^ "Shandong: ordination d'un évêque "officiel" pour le diocèse de Qingdao après huit années de vacance" [Shandong: Bishop's ordination "official" for the Diocese of Qingdao after an eight year vacancy]. eglasie.mepasie.org (in French). Eglises D'Asie. Sep 2000. Retrieved 10 May 2010.

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