Yichang [Ichang] (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hankow [Hankou]
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 28,000 (10,815 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Yichang, Hubei, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}
- Latin Name: de Hupè Occiduo-Meridionalis
- Split: 2 September 1870
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang]
- Latin Name: Iciamensis
- Name Changed: 3 December 1924
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alessio Maria Filippi, O.F.M. Ref. † (Aug 1870 Appointed - 22 Nov 1888 Died)
Benjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. Rec. † (13 Feb 1889 Appointed - 1899 Resigned)
Theotimus Jozef Verhaegen, O.F.M. † (27 Apr 1900 Appointed - 19 Jul 1904 Died)
Modestus Johannes-Baptiste Everaerts, O.F.M. † (9 Jan 1905 Appointed - 27 Oct 1922 Died)
Jean Trudon Jans, O.F.M. † (23 Dec 1923 Appointed - 9 Sep 1929 Died)
Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. † (27 Mar 1930 Appointed - 18 Nov 1950 Died)
[Paul Francis Zhang Ming-qian], O.F.M. † (15 Aug 1959 Ordained Bishop - 24 Jul 2005 Died)
[Francis Lu Shouwang] † (30 Nov 2007 Ordained Bishop - 30 Apr 2011 Died)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}
2 September 1870	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè}	Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Settentrionale} Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale} Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang]
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang]
7 July 1936	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang] (Kien-ling Shichow, Kung-An, Sung-Tse, and part of Kiang-lin)	Prefecture Apostolic of Shashi [Shasi] (erected)
14 June 1938	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang]	Vicariate Apostolic of Shihnan [Enshi] (erected)
Diocese of Yichang [Ichang]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang]	Diocese of Yichang [Ichang]

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 Yichang [Ichang]

1950 15,078 5,000,000 .3% 15 42 57 264 77 156 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 Yichang [Ichang]
1950	15,078	5,000,000	.3%	15	42	57	264			77	156	ap2002

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Benjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. Rec. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Feb 1889 to 1899)
Modestus Johannes-Baptiste Everaerts, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Jan 1905 to 27 Oct 1922)
Alessio Maria Filippi, O.F.M. Ref. † (Pro-Vicar Apostolic: Aug 1870; Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jan 1876 to 22 Nov 1888)
Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Mar 1930; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 18 Nov 1950)
John Baptist Hou †
Jean Trudon Jans, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 23 Dec 1923 to 9 Sep 1929)
[Francis Lu Shouwang] † (Bishop: 30 Nov 2007 to 30 Apr 2011)
Theotimus Jozef Verhaegen, O.F.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Apr 1900 to 19 Jul 1904)
[Paul Francis Zhang Ming-qian], O.F.M. † (Bishop: 15 Aug 1959 to 24 Jul 2005)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 23, to Page 25
Diocese of Yichang [Ichang]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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