Diocese of Yantai 煙台, China

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Yantai 煙台 (中文) / Zhifou 芝罘 (中文) / Chefoo / Yentai / Yāntái 烟台 (简体中文) / Zhīfú 芝罘 (简体中文) / Ientæven(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Jinan 濟南

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

1894.02.22: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Shandong 山東東境 (中文) / Scian-ton Orientale (Italiano) / Eastern Shāndōng 山东东境 (简体中文) / Eastern Shantung / Scian-ton orientalis (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung 山東北境)
1924.12.03: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhifou 芝罘 (中文) / Yantai 煙台 (中文) / Chefoo / Yāntái 烟台 (简体中文) / Zhīfú 芝罘 (简体中文) / de Chefoo (Latin)
1931.06.16: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Yiduxian 益都縣
1931.06.18: Lost territory to establish Mission sui juris of Weihai 威海
1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Yantai 煙台 (中文) / Zhifou 芝罘 (中文) / Chefoo / Yentai / Yāntái 烟台 (简体中文) / Zhīfú 芝罘 (简体中文) / Ientæven(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Jinan 濟南)

Present Prelates

Bishop:	vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2012.02.15 – ... not possessed):	Bishop John Fang Xing-yao (房興耀) (71) Bishop of Yizhou 沂州 (China)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Yantai 煙台 (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Fang Xing-yao (房興耀) (71)
(Apostolic Administrator 2012.02.15 – ... not possessed)

Bishop John Gao Ke-xian (高可賢)
(Apostolic Administrator 1997 – 2005.01.24)

Bishop Zhang Ri-jin (張日進) ▼
(1960 – 1970?▼)

Born:	(China)
Consecrated Bishop:	1960.04.30
Died:	1970?

Bishop of Yantai 煙台 (China) (1960 – 1970?▼)

Bishop Alphonsus Zong Huai-mo (宗懷謨), O.F.M.
(1951.06.14 – 1978)

Born:	1904.04.02 (China)
Ordained Priest:	1931.04.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.07.29
Died:	1978 († 74)

Bishop of Yantai 煙台 (China) (1951.06.14 – 1978)

Bishop Louis-Prosper Durand (杜安坤), O.F.M.
(1946.04.11 – 1950.01.20)

Sitio

Born:	1885.11.13 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1912.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1938.08.28
Died:	1972.08.07 († 86)

Prefect Apostolic of Weihai 威海 (China) (1932.01.29 – 1938.06.14)

Titular Bishop of Sebela (1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Zhifou 芝罘 (China) (1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11)

Bishop of Yantai 煙台 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1950.01.20)

Titular Bishop of Girus (1950.01.20 – 1972.08.07)

Vicars Apostolic of Zhifou 芝罘 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Louis-Prosper Durand (杜安坤), O.F.M.
(1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11)

(see above)

Bishop Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner (羅漢光), O.F.M.
(1924.12.03 – 1936.12.01)

Born:	1868.11.21 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1892.08.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.07.07
Died:	1936.12.01 († 68)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Shandong 山東東境 (China) (1907.04.28 – 1911.09.09)

Titular Bishop of Miletus (1907.04.28 – 1936.12.01)

Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Shandong 山東東境 (China) (1911.09.09 – 1924.12.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Zhifou 芝罘 (China) (1924.12.03 – 1936.12.01)

Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Shandong 山東東境 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner (羅漢光), O.F.M.
(1911.09.09 – 1924.12.03)

(see above)

Bishop César-Jean Schang (常明德), O.F.M.
(1894.05.06 – 1911.09.09)

Born:	1835.07.03 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1858.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1894.10.04
Died:	1911.09.09 († 76)

Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Shandong 山東東境 (China) (1894.05.06 – 1911.09.09)

Titular Bishop of Vaga (1894.05.22 – 1911.09.09)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner (羅漢光), O.F.M. (1907.04.28 – 1911.09.09)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians, Yantai 煙台, Shandong

Weifang 濰坊 (←), Weihai 威海 (→), Qingdao 青島 (↓)

Statistics (1950.12.31)

Area: 21,650 km²

Population: 2,072 Catholics (0.1% of 4,000,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 16 missions

Personnel: 21 priests (16 diocesan, 5 religious), 33 religious (33 sisters)