Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou

Diocese of Tingzhou Dioecesis Timceuvensis 天主教汀州教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Fuzhou
Metropolitan	Fuzhou
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 1,220,000 4,318 (0.4%)
Information
Denomination	Roman catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Peter Lin Jia-shan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou/Changting (Latin: Timceuven(sis), Chinese: 汀州/長汀) is a diocese co-extensive with the Chinese imperial prefecture Tingzhou fu. The cathedral is located in the present-day Tingzhou town.

Post-revolutionary facts on the ground notwithstanding, the diocese remains in the Ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, under the Metropolitan See at Fuzhou.

History

• December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tingzhou 汀州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境
• May 8, 1947: Promoted as Diocese of Tingzhou 汀州

Bishops of Tingzhou 汀州 (Roman rite)

• Bishop Johann Werner Lesinski, O.P. (May 8, 1947 – April 26, 1963)

Prefects Apostolic of Tingzhou 汀州 (Roman Rite)

• Fr. Edber M. Pelzer, O.P. (December 21, 1925–1945)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy