Diocese of Chengdu

DIOCESE OF CHENGDU (Dioecesis Cemtuana)

Country : China
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1696 as Apostolic Vicariate of Se-Ciuen
Renamed in 1856 to Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Szechwan
Renamed in 1924to Apostolic Vicariate of Chengdu
Elevated to Diocese in 1946

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Arms of Apostolic Vicars

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Arthus de Lionne (1696-1713)
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Jean Basset (1702-1707)
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Jean-François Martin de la Balluère (1713-1715)
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Luigi Antonio Appiani (1715-1715)
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Johannes Müllener (1715-1742)
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Louis Marie Maggi (1742-1743)
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Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat (1743-1755)
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Claude-François de Reymond (1756-1756)
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François Pottier (1767-1792)
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Jean-Didier de Saint Martin (1792-1801)
Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse (1801-1815)
Giacomo Luigi Fontana (1817-1838)
Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau (1838-1861)
Annet-Théophile Pinchon (1861-1891)
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Marie-Julien Dunand (1893-1915)
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Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse (1916-1948)

Arms of Bishops

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Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault (1949-1983)
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Michael Liu Xianru (1992-1998)
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Paul Ji Zengwei (2004-present)
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Joseph Tang Yuange (2015-present)

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