Kangding [Kangting] (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

John Baptist Wang Ruo Han, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chongqing [Chungking]
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 160,000 (61,800 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Kangding, Sichuan, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Lhassa
- Erected: 27 March 1846
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Thibet
- Latin Name: Thibetan
- Name Changed: 28 July 1868
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu
- Latin Name: de Tatsienlu
- Name Changed: 3 December 1924
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Julien Rabin, M.E.P. † ( 1849 Appointed - 1852 Resigned)
Nicolas-Michel Krick, M.E.P. † (7 Nov 1852 Appointed - 1 Sep 1854 Died)
Charles-René Renou, M.E.P. † (21 Mar 1853 Appointed - 18 Oct 1863 Died)
Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. † (19 Dec 1856 Appointed - 24 Jun 1860 Resigned)
Jacques-Léon Thomine-Desmazures, M.E.P. † (17 Feb 1857 Appointed - 28 Aug 1864 Resigned)
Joseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. † (9 Sep 1864 Appointed - 21 Dec 1877 Died)
Félix Biet, M.E.P. † (27 Aug 1878 Appointed - 9 Sep 1901 Died)
Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. † (9 Sep 1901 Succeeded - 9 Aug 1936 Retired)
Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. † (6 Aug 1936 Succeeded - 7 Jan 1962 Died)
John Baptist Wang Ruo Han (3 Dec 1990 Ordained Bishop - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Lhassa
27 March 1846	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan	Vicariate Apostolic of Lhassa (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Thibet
28 July 1868	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Lhassa	Vicariate Apostolic of Thibet
20 March 1912	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Calcutta (British Bouton)	Vicariate Apostolic of Thibet
Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Thibet	Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu
15 February 1929	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Calcutta (Remaining part of Sikkim) Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu (English Bhutan (Kalimpong) and part of Sikkim)	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Sikkim (erected)
Diocese of Kangding [Kangting]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu	Diocese of Kangding [Kangting]

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Kangding [Kangting]

1950 5,870 4,000,000 .1% 6 10 16 366 30 38 ap2002

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Kangding [Kangting]
1950	5,870	4,000,000	.1%	6	10	16	366			30	38	ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Félix Biet, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Aug 1878 to 9 Sep 1901)
Joseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Sep 1864 to 21 Dec 1877)
Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 15 Feb 1897; Vicar Apostolic: 9 Sep 1901 to 9 Aug 1936)
Nicolas-Michel Krick, M.E.P. † (Prefect: 7 Nov 1852 to 1 Sep 1854)
Ignazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. † (Vicar Apostolic: 19 Dec 1856 to 24 Jun 1860)
Julien Rabin, M.E.P. † (Prefect: 1849 to 1852)
Charles-René Renou, M.E.P. † (Prefect: 21 Mar 1853 to 18 Oct 1863)
Jacques-Léon Thomine-Desmazures, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 17 Feb 1857 to 28 Aug 1864)
Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 11 Nov 1926; Vicar Apostolic: 6 Aug 1936; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 7 Jan 1962)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Lhassa
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 122
Vicariate Apostolic of Thibet
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 4, Page 272
Vicariate Apostolic of Tatsienlu
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 23, to Page 25
Diocese of Kangding [Kangting]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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