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Roman Catholic diocese in China
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Diocese of Yantai
Dioecesis Ientaevensis
天主教烟台教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceJinan
MetropolitanJinan
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
4,000,000
2,072 (0.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yantai/ Chefoo/ Zhifou/ Yentai (Latin: Ientaeven(sis), Chinese: 煙台, 芝罘) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Jinan in eastern China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its episcopal seat is in the city of Yantai (Shandong). No statistics are available.

History

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Eastern Shantung 山東東境
Apostolic Vicars of Zhifou 芝罘
Suffragan Bishops of Yantai 煙台
  • Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M. (see above April 11, 1946 – retired January 20, 1950), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Girus (1950.01.20 – death 1972.08.07)
  • Alphonsus Zong Huai-mo, O.F.M. (宗懷謨) (June 14, 1951 – death 1978)
  • Zhang Ri-jin (張日進) (1960 – death 1970?▼) no papal mandate
  • Apostolic Administrator John Gao Ke-xian (高可賢) (1997 – death 2005.01.24) while (clandestine) Bishop of Zhoucun 周村 (China) (1993 – 2005.01.24)
  • (Apostolic Administrator 2012.02.15 – ... not possessed) John Fang Xing-yao (房興耀) while Bishop of Yizhou 沂州 (China) (1997 – ...)

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