Roman Catholic Diocese of Qizhou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qizhou/Kichow/Qichun (Latin: Chiceuven(sis), Chinese: 蘄州, 蘄春) is a diocese located in Qizhou (in modern Hubei) in the ecclesiastical province of Hankou in China.

Diocese of Qizhou Dioecesis Chiceuvensis 天主教蕲州教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Hankou
Metropolitan	Hankou
Statistics
Area	28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 3,747,308 15,946 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante

History

• July 18, 1929: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Huangzhou 黃州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Hankou 漢口
• June 1, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Huangzhou 黃州
• January 27, 1936: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Qizhou 蘄州
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Qizhou 蘄州

Leadership

• Bishops of Qizhou 蘄州 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Horace Ferruccio Ceól, O.F.M. (June 10, 1948 – June 23, 1990)
• Vicars Apostolic of Qizhou 蘄州 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli, O.F.M. (January 27, 1936 – 1941)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy