Roman Catholic Diocese of Qingdao explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Qingdao
Latin:	Dioecesis Zimtaovensis
Country:	China
Province:	Jinan
Denomination:	Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Rite:	Roman Rite
Cathedral:	St. Michael's Cathedral, Qingdao
Area Km2:	17,000
Bishop:	Thomas Chen Tianhao

The Diocese of Qingdao/Tsingtao (Latin: Zimtaoven(sis),) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in China. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael in the city of Qingdao, in Shandong.

History

Established on 11 February 1925 as Apostolic Prefecture of Qingdao (Chinese: 青島), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yanzhoufu (Chinese: 兖州府)
On 14 June 1928 it was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao, remaining a pre-diocesan jurisdiction (exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See), but now entitled to a [titular bishop].
On 1 July 1937, it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Yizhoufu (Chinese: 沂州府)
11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Qingdao.

Georg Weig, Divine Word Missionaries (S.V.D.) (18 March 1925 - 14 June 1928 see below)

Georg Weig, S.V.D. (see above 14 June 1928 - 1941), Titular Bishop of Antandrus (1928.06.14 - 1941.10.03)
Thomas (Cardinal) Tien-ken-sin, S.V.D. (Chinese: 田耕莘) (10 November 1942 - 11 April 1946), Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1939.07.11 - 1946.02.18), previously Apostolic Prefect of Yanggu (Chinese: 陽穀) (China) (1934.02.23 - 1939.07.11), promoted Apostolic Vicar of Yanggu (1939.07.11 - 1942.11.10); later Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via (1946.02.22 - 1967.07.24), Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing Chinese: 北京) (China) (1946.04.11 - 1967.07.24) and Apostolic Administrator of Taipei Chinese: 臺北) (Taiwan) (1959.12.16 - 1966.02.15)

Faustino M. Tissot, Xaverian Missionary Fathers (S.X.) (1946 - 1947), later Bishop of Zhengzhou (Chinese: 鄭州) (China) (1946.05.10 - 1983)
Augustin Olbert, S.V.D. (8 July 1948 - 18 November 1964)
uncanonical: Paul Han Xirang, Friars Minor (O.F.M.), consecrated without papal mandate (1988 - 1992.03.06)
Joseph Li Mingshu (August 2000 - 15 June 2018)^[1]
Thomas Chen Tianhao (2020-)

Web site: Shandong: ordination d'un évêque "officiel" pour le diocèse de Qingdao après huit années de vacance. Sep 2000 . eglasie.mepasie.org . Eglises D'Asie . French . Shandong: Bishop's ordination "official" for the Diocese of Qingdao after an eight year vacancy . 10 May 2010.