Diocese of Qichun 蘄春, China 🇨🇳

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Qichun 蘄春 (中文) / Qizhou 蘄州 (中文) / Kichow / Qíchūn 蕲春 (简体中文) / Qízhōu 蕲州 (简体中文) / Chiceuven(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Hankou 漢口

1929.07.18: Established as Mission sui juris of Huangzhou 黃州 (中文) / Hwangchow / Huángzhōu 黄州 (简体中文) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Hankou 漢口)
1932.06.01: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Huangzhou 黃州 (中文) / Hwangchow / Huángzhōu 黄州 (简体中文)
1936.01.27: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Qichun 蘄春 (中文) / Qizhou 蘄州 (中文) / Kichow / Qíchūn 蕲春 (简体中文) / Qízhōu 蕲州 (简体中文) / Chiceuven(sis) (Latin)
1946.04.11: Promoted as Diocese of Qichun 蘄春 (中文) / Qizhou 蘄州 (中文) / Kichow / Qíchūn 蕲春 (简体中文) / Qízhōu 蕲州 (简体中文) / Chiceuven(sis) (Latin) (became suffragan of Hankou 漢口)

Bishop:

vacant

Bishops of Qichun 蘄春 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Horace Ferruccio Ceól (邱先覺), O.F.M.
(1948.06.10 – 1983)

Bishop of Qichun 蘄春 (China) (1948.06.10 – 1983)

Vicars Apostolic of Qichun 蘄春 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli (佳格理), O.F.M.
(1936.01.27 – 1941)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Huangzhou 黃州 (China) (1930.04.30 – 1932.06.01)

Prefect Apostolic of Huangzhou 黃州 (China) (1932.06.01 – 1936.01.27)

Vicar Apostolic of Qichun 蘄春 (China) (1936.01.27 – 1941)

Titular Bishop of Gindarus (1936.01.27 – 1960.11.08)

Prefects Apostolic of Huangzhou 黃州 (Roman Rite)

Fr. Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli (佳格理), O.F.M. (later Bishop)
(1932.06.01 – 1936.01.27)

(see above)

Ecclesiastical Superiors of Huangzhou 黃州 (Roman Rite)

Fr. Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli (佳格理), O.F.M. (later Bishop)
(1930.04.30 – 1932.06.01)

(see above)

Area: 28,000 km²

Population: 15,946 Catholics (0.4% of 3,747,308 total)

Pastoral Centres: 61 missions

Personnel: 22 priests (1 diocesan, 21 religious), 7 religious (2 brothers, 5 sisters), 1 seminarian