Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou/Swatow is a diocese
located in the city of Shantou
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Guangzhou in China.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Shantou
Shantou
Shantou , historically known as Swatow or Suátao, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
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
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s 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)