Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Shantou
汕頭
latin= Dioecesis Scianteuvensis
country= China | metropolitan=Guangzhou
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 圣若瑟主教座堂
("St. Joseph Cathedral")
cocathedral =
area= 20,000
population= 5,000,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 30,000
catholics_percent= 0.6
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou/Swatow {Latin: " Scianteuven(sis)", 中文: 汕頭} is a diocese located in the city of Shantou in the Ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China.
History
* April 6, 1914: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Chaozhou 潮州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東
* August 18, 1915: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Shantou 汕頭
Leadership
* Bishops of Shantou 汕頭 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Charles Vogel, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – April 13, 1958)
* Vicars Apostolic of Shantou 汕頭 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Charles Vogel, M.E.P. (December 9, 1935 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Adolphe Rayssac, M.E.P. (July 17, 1914 – May 1, 1935)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/swat0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dswat.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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