Diocese of Kangding 康定, China 🇨🇳 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1846.03.27: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Lhassa 拉薩 (中文) / Lāsà 拉萨 (简体中文) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet-Hindustan)
- 1850.02.15: Gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Bengal
- 1858.01: Lost territory to Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Szechwan 四川西北
- 1868.07.28: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet 西藏 (中文) / Thibet / Xīzàng 西藏 (简体中文) / Thibetan(us) (Latin)
- 1883: Gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Western Bengal
- 1898: Lost territory to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta
- 1912: Gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Calcutta
- 1924.12.03: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Dajianlu 打箭爐 (中文) / Tatsienlu / Dǎjiànlú 打箭炉 (简体中文) / de Tatsienlu (Latin)
- 1929.02.15: Lost territory to establish Mission sui juris of Sikkim
- 1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Kangding 康定 (中文) / Kangtíng / Kāngdìng 康定 (简体中文) / Camtimen(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Chongqing 重慶)
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Kangding 康定 (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Pierre-Sylvain Valentin (華朗庭), M.E.P. (1946.04.11 – 1962.01.07)Born:1880.12.11 (France)Ordained Priest:1904.06.26Consecrated Bishop:1927.08.07Died:1962.01.07 († 81)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Dajianlu 打箭爐 (China) (1926.11.11 – 1936.08.06)Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria (1926.11.16 – 1946.04.11)Vicar Apostolic of Dajianlu 打箭爐 (China) (1936.08.06 – 1946.04.11)Bishop of Kangding 康定 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1962.01.07) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Dajianlu 打箭爐 (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Pierre-Sylvain Valentin (華朗庭), M.E.P. (1936.08.06 – 1946.04.11)(see above) |
| Bishop Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau (倪德隆), M.E.P. (1924.12.03 – 1936.08.09)Born:1850.03.17 (France)Ordained Priest:1876.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1897.12.12Died:1941.11.13 († 91)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tibet 西藏 (China) (1897.02.15 – 1901.09.09)Titular Bishop of Daphnusia (1897.02.15 – 1941.11.13)Vicar Apostolic of Tibet 西藏 (China) (1901.09.09 – 1924.12.03)Vicar Apostolic of Dajianlu 打箭爐 (China) (1924.12.03 – 1936.08.09) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Tibet 西藏 (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau (倪德隆), M.E.P. (1901.09.09 – 1924.12.03)(see above) |
| Bishop Félix Biet (畢天榮), M.E.P. (1878.08.27 – 1901.09.09)Born:1838.10.21 (France)Ordained Priest:1864.01.10Consecrated Bishop:1878.11.24Died:1901.09.09 († 62)Titular Bishop of Diana (1878.07.23 – 1901.09.09)Vicar Apostolic of Tibet 西藏 (China) (1878.08.27 – 1901.09.09) |
| Bishop Joseph-Marie Chauveau (丁盛榮), M.E.P. (1864.09.09 – 1877.12.21)Born:1816.02.24 (France)Ordained Priest:1839.09.22Consecrated Bishop:1850.09.21Died:1877.12.21 († 61)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Yunnan 雲南 (China) (1846.03.27 – 1864.09.09)Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis (1846.03.27 – 1877.12.21)Vicar Apostolic of Tibet 西藏 (China) (1864.09.09 – 1877.12.21) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Lhassa 拉薩 (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Jacques-Léon Thomine-Desmazures (杜多明 蘇羅), M.E.P. (1857.02.17 – 1864.08.28)Born:1804.02.17 (France)Ordained Priest:1827.09.22Consecrated Bishop:1857.05.03Died:1869.01.25 († 64)Titular Bishop of Synopolis (1856.04.04 – 1869.01.25)Vicar Apostolic of Lhassa 拉薩 (China) (1857.02.17 – 1864.08.28) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Pierre-Sylvain Valentin (華朗庭), M.E.P. (1926.11.11 – 1936.08.06)
- Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau (倪德隆), M.E.P. (1897.02.15 – 1901.09.09)
Special Churches
Myitkyina (↙), Miao (↙), Itanagar (↙), Darjeeling (←), Nepal (←), Bareilly (←), Bijnor (←), Simla and Chandigarh (←), Jammu–Srinagar (←), Xinjiang 新疆 (↖), Xining 西寧 (↑), Chengdu 成都 (↗), Jiading 嘉定 (→), Ningyuan 寧遠 (↓), Dali 大理 (↓)
Statistics (1950.12.31)
Area: 160,000 km²
Population: 5,870 Catholics (0.1% of 4,000,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 38 parishes
Personnel: 16 priests (6 diocesan, 10 religious), 30 religious (30 sisters), 2 seminarians