Diocese of Yantai

DIOCESE OF YANTAI (Dioecesis Ientaevensis)

Country : China
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1894 as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Shantung
Renamed 1924 to Apostolic Vicariate of Chefoo
Elevated to diocese in 1946
Suppressed since 1978

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Arms of Bishops

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  Césaire Jean Schang (1894-1911)

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  Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner (1911-1936)

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  Louis Prosper Durand (1938-1950)

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  Alphonsus Zong Huai-mo (1951-1978)

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