Diocese of Kangding
Diocese of Kangding Dioecesis Camtimensis 天主教康定教區 天主教康定教区 | |
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| The former Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at Kangding (exterior and interior), completed in 1912,[1] and demolished during the Cultural Revolution.[2] It was replaced by a smaller church bearing the same name in 1997.[3] | |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Chongqing |
| Metropolitan | Chongqing |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 160,000 km2 (62,000 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 27, 1846 (as apostolic vicariate) |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kangding |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sede vacante |
| Map | |
| The Tibetan Mission included Sichuanese Tibet, Yunnanese Tibet, Koksang, and until 1929, Sikkim and Bhutan (now Diocese of Darjeeling). Map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889. The Tibetan Mission included Sichuanese Tibet, Yunnanese Tibet, Koksang, and until 1929, Sikkim and Bhutan (now Diocese of Darjeeling). Map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889. | |
![The Tibetan Mission included Sichuanese Tibet, Yunnanese Tibet, Koksang, and until 1929, Sikkim and Bhutan (now Diocese of Darjeeling). Map prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.](/index.cgi/contrast/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_du_Thibet.png){kind=link}
The Diocese of Kangding (formerly spelled Kangting; Latin: Dioecesis Camtimensis; Chinese: 天主教康定教區) is a Latin Catholic diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Chongqing in western China, but still dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Established on March 27, 1846 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Lhasa for the Mission of Tibet, its episcopal see is located in the city of Kangding, Sichuanese Tibet, known to the Tibetans as Dartsedo or Tatsienlu. It has been vacant since 1962.
Territory
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The diocese includes the western part of Sichuan province and theoretically the entire Tibet Autonomous Region. Specifically, it covers the two historical regions of Kham and Sikkim (the latter with its headquarters in Darjeeling, separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet in 1929); Western Sichuan such as the counties and cities of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture: Batang, Dapba, Draggo, Garzê, Jagsam, Litang, Nyachukha, Nyagrong, Pelyül, Qagchêng, Rongzhag, Sêrxü, Tatsienlu, Tawu; two counties in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture: Quqên and Tsanlha; Hanyuan County in Central Sichuan; counties in the former province of Hsikang: Dengke [zh], Enda [zh], Kemai [zh], Ningjing [zh], Taizhao [zh]; two counties and one city of Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan Province: Dêqên, Shangri-La and Weixi; and counties and cities of the Tibet Autonomous Region: Chagyab and Gonjo (Chamdo), Gonggar (Lhoka), and Lhari (Nagqu).[4]
The Diocese of Kangding is bordered by the Diocese of Chengdu and Diocese of Jiading to the east; Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar and Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh to the west; Apostolic Prefecture of Xining and Diocese of Qinzhou to the northeast; Apostolic Prefecture of Xinjiang-Urumqi to the northwest; Diocese of Ningyuan, Diocese of Dali and Diocese of Myitkyina to the southeast; Diocese of Darjeeling and Diocese of Itanagar to the south; and Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal and Eparchy of Bijnor to the southwest.
History
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- Established on March 27, 1846 as Apostolic Vicariate of Lhasa (after its Tibetan see, Lhasa), on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan and Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet-Hindustan
- Renamed on July 28, 1868 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tibet (Vicariatus Apostolicus Thibetanus)
- Renamed on December 3, 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Tatsienlu (Vicariatus Apostolicus de Tatsienlu)
- Lost territory on 15 December 1929 to establish the then Mission sui iuris of Sikkim (now Diocese of Darjeeling)
- Promoted on April 11, 1946 and renamed after its see as Diocese of Kangting (Dioecesis Camtimensis)
Ordinaries
[edit ]All Roman Rite.
- Apostolic Vicars of Lhasa
- Ignazio Persico (Capuchin Franciscans, abbreviated O.F.M. Cap.) (1856年12月19日 – 1860), Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis in Mauretania Caesariensis (1854年03月08日 – 1870年03月11日); later Bishop of Savannah (USA) (1870年03月20日 – 1874年06月20日), Titular Bishop of Bolina (1874年06月23日 – 1879年03月26日) & Coadjutor Bishop of Aquino, Sora e Pontecorvo (Italy) (1874年06月20日 – 1879年03月26日), succeeded as Bishop of Aquino, Sora e Pontecorvo (1879年03月26日 – 1887年03月14日), then Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1887年03月14日 – 1893年01月16日), Secretary of Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (1891年06月13日 – 1893年05月30日), created Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1893年01月19日 – 1895年12月07日), Prefect of the Roman Congregation for Indulgences and Sacred Relics (1893年05月30日 – 1895年12月07日)
- Jacques-Léon Thomine-Desmazures [fr] (Paris Foreign Missions Society, abbreviated M.E.P.) (1857年02月17日 – 1864年08月28日), Titular Bishop of Synopolis [it] (1856年04月04日 – 1869年01月25日)
- Apostolic Vicars of Tibet
- Joseph-Marie Chauveau [zh], M.E.P. (1864年09月09日 – death 1877年12月21日), Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis (1846年03月27日 – 1877年12月21日), formerly Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Yunnan (1846年03月27日 – 1864年09月09日)
- Félix Biet, M.E.P. (1878年08月27日 – death 1901年09月09日), Titular Bishop of Diana (1878年07月23日 – 1901年09月09日)
- Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau [fr], M.E.P. (1901年09月09日 – 1924年12月03日 see below), Titular Bishop of Daphnusia (1897年02月15日 – 1941年11月13日), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tibet (1897年02月15日 – 1901年09月09日)
- Apostolic Vicars of Tatsienlu
- Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. (see above; 1924年12月03日 – retired 1936年08月09日)
- Pierre-Sylvain Valentin [fr], M.E.P. (1936年08月06日 – 1946年04月11日 see below), Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria (1926年11月16日 – 1946年04月11日), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tatsienlu (1926年11月11日 – 1936年08月06日)
- Suffragan Bishop of Kangting
- Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. (see above; 1946年04月11日 – death 1962年01月07日)
- Suffragan Bishop of Kangding
- John Baptist Wang Ruohan [pl], (underground bishop, 1989.11 – ?)
- indefinite vacancy
See also
[edit ]- Anglican Diocese of Szechwan
- Gospel Church, Kangding
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Yerkalo
- Maurice Tornay – Swiss missionary ministering in the Diocese of Kangding
References
[edit ]- ^ Billaud, Jean-Paul. "Jean-Baptiste Ouvrard (1880–1930), Missionnaire au Tibet (1905–1930)". histoire.bournezeau.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Nyima, Gyatso (25 December 2016). "这个平安夜,听康定教堂的钟声——甘孜行纪之四" [Sound of Church Bells in Kangding for this Christmas Eve: The Fourth Journey to Garzê]. media.tibet.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "那些隐藏在大山深处的天主教堂" [Catholic churches hidden in the mountains]. Faith Weekly (in Simplified Chinese). Shijiazhuang. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Qin, Heping; Shen, Xiaohu, eds. (2008). 四川基督教资料辑要 [A Collection of Historical Documents on Christianity in Sichuan] (in Simplified Chinese). Chengdu: Bashu Publishing House. pp. 603–604. ISBN 978-7-80752-226-3.
Sources and External links and References
[edit ]- "Diocese of Kangding". gcatholic.org. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "Diocese of Kangding [Kangting]". catholic-hierarchy.org . Retrieved October 24, 2023.
