Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an

Diocese of Lu'an

*Dioecesis Lunganensis*

天主教潞安教区
Diocese of Lu'an; Dioecesis Lunganensis; 天主教潞安教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Taiyuan
Metropolitan	Taiyuan
Statistics
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 1949); 3,000,000; 30,000 (1.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Changzhi, Shanxi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Meng Zhuyou
Coadjutor	Peter Ding Lingbin

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an/Changzhi (Latin: Lunganen(sis), Chinese: 潞安, 長治) (Not to be confused with Lu'an (六安) in Anhui province) is a diocese located in the city of Lu'an in the ecclesiastical province of Taiyuan in China. Currently, in standard Mandarin, the name of the city is pronounced "Luan". In the local dialect, it was pronounced, "Lu-ngan", which was why early accounts by Christian missionaries call it by that name. The American presbyterian publication "The Chinese recorder and missionary journal, Volume 3" calls it "Lu-ngan-fu".^[1]

History

October 15, 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西 from the Diocese of Nanjing 南京
1712: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi and Shansi 陝西山西
March 2, 1844: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi and Shansi 陝西山西
June 17, 1890: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shansi 山西南境
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu 潞安府
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Lu’an

Leadership

Bishops of Lu'an (Roman rite)
- Bishop Peter Ding Lingbin, O.F.M. (2016–present)
- Bishop Hermengild Li Yi, O.F.M. (1998 - 2012)
- Bishop Francis Gerard Kramer, O.F.M. (1946.04.11 – 1982)
Vicars Apostolic of Luanfu 潞安府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Fortunato Antonio Spruit, O.F.M. (1927.11.22 – 1943.07.12)
- Bishop Alberto Odorico Timmer, O.F.M. (1901.07.20 – 1927)
Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shansi 山西南境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Giovanni Antonio Hofman, O.F.M. (1891.04.24 – 1901.07.20)
- Bishop Martin Poell, O.F.M. (1890.06.20 – 1891.01.02)
- Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1870.09.27 – 1891.09.06)
Vicars Apostolic of Shansi 山西 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Joachin Salvetti, O.F.M. (1815.02.21 – 1843.09.21)
- Bishop Antonio Luigi Landi, O.F.M. (1804.11.07 – 1811.10.26)

References

This article incorporates text from The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal, Volume 3, a publication from 1871, now in the public domain in the United States.

^ REV. JUSTUS DOOLITTLE, ed. (1871). The Chinese recorder and missionary journal, Volume 3. FOOCHOW: American Presbyterian Mission Press. p. 213. Retrieved 2010-06-28.(Original from Harvard University)

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[1] REV. JUSTUS DOOLITTLE, ed. (1871). The Chinese recorder and missionary journal, Volume 3. FOOCHOW: American Presbyterian Mission Press. p. 213. Retrieved 2010-06-28.(Original from Harvard University)

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