Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu

Extent

History

• Established on 15 October 1696 as Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan 四川, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian 福建
• Gained territories twice : in 1715 from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow 貴州 and in 1755 from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan 雲南
• Lost territories repeatedly : on 1840.08.28 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan 雲南 and on 1846.03.27 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow 貴州 and establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Lhassa 拉薩
• Renamed on 2 April 1856 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Szechwan 四川西北, having lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Szechwan 四川東境)
• Lost more territory on 1860.01.24 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Szechwan 南四川
• Renamed again on 3 December 1924 after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Chengdu 成都
• Lost territory on 2 August 1929 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Shunqingfu 順慶府
• Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Chengdu 成都

  Episcopal ordinaries

• Artus de Lionne, Paris Foreign Missions Society - never resident in diocese; Titular Bishop of Rosalia, initially as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Szechwan 四川
• Johannes Müllener, Lazarists , Titular Bishop of Myriophytos
• Luigi Maggi, Dominican Order , Titular Bishop of Baris in Hellesponto, initially as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Szechwan 四川
• Joachim Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. , Titular Bishop of Echinus, initially as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Yunnan 雲南
• Father Pierre-Jean Kerhervé, M.E.P. , Titular Bishop of Gortyna
• Bishop François Pottier, M.E.P. , Titular Bishop of Agathopolis
• Saint Bishop Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P. , Titular Bishop of Tabraca, initially as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Szechwan 四川
• Louis Fontana, M.E.P. , Titular Bishop of Sinita, later Apostolic Vicar of Hupeh and Hunan 湖廣
• Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. , Titular Bishop of Maxula, initially as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Szechwan 四川

• Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P.
• Henri-Marie-Ernest-Désiré Pinault, M.E.P. , died 1987
• John Li Xi-ting - no papal mandate
• ''Michael Liu Xian-ru - no papal mandate
• Joseph Tang Yuange .