The Diocese of Qingdao/Tsingtao (, , ) is a

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. It is a

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in the

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Archdiocese of Jinan. Its

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episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael in the city of

Qingdao Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to G ...

, in

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History

* Established on 11 February 1925 as

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of Qingdao (), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yanzhoufu () * On 14 June 1928 it was promoted as

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of Qingdao, remaining a pre-diocesan jurisdiction (exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See), but now entitled to a itular bishop * On 1 July 1937, it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Yizhoufu () * 11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Qingdao.

Ordinaries

;Apostolic Prefects of Qingdao * Georg Weig,

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(S.V.D.) (18 March 1925–14 June 1928 ''see below'') ;Apostolic Vicars of Qingdao * Georg Weig, S.V.D. (''see above'' 14 June 1928–1941),

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(1928.06.14–1941.10.03) * Thomas (Cardinal) Tien-ken-sin, S.V.D. () (10 November 1942–11 April 1946), Titular Bishop of

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(1939.07.11 –1946.02.18), previously Apostolic Prefect of Yanggu () (China) (1934.02.23–1939.07.11), promoted Apostolic Vicar of Yanggu (1939.07.11–1942.11.10); later

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of Santa Maria in Via (1946.02.22–1967.07.24), Metropolitan Archbishop of

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) (China) (1946.04.11–1967.07.24) and

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) (Taiwan) (1959.12.16–1966.02.15) ;Bishops of Qingdao * Faustino M. Tissot, Xaverian Missionary Fathers (S.X.) (1946–1947), later Bishop of

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() (China) (1946.05.10–1983) * , S.V.D. (8 July 1948–18 November 1964) * ''uncanonical'': Paul Han Xirang (),

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(O.F.M.), consecrated without papal mandate (1988–1992.03.06) * Joseph Li Mingshu (August 2000–15 June 2018) *

Thomas Chen Tianhao Thomas Chen Tianhao is the current serving bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao, China. Early life Chen was born in Pingdu, Shandong, China in 1962. Priesthood On 17 December 1989, Chen, was ordained as a priest. He completed his s ...

(2020-)

References

Source and External links

GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links

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