The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu’an/Changzhi (Not to be confused with Lu'an

Lu'an

Lu'an , is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, with a population of 5,612,590 inhabitants at 2010 census. Its built up area is home to 1,482,729 inhabitants spread out on 2 urban districts...

 (六安) in Anhui

Anhui

Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...

 province) is a diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 located in the city of Lu’an in the Ecclesiastical province

Ecclesiastical Province

An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...

 of Taiyuan in China.
Currently, in standard Mandarin, the name of the city is pronounced "Luan". In the local dialect, it was pronounced, "Lu-ngan", which was why early accounts by Christian missionaries call it by that name. The American presbyterian publication "The Chinese recorder and missionary journal, Volume 3" calls it "Lu-ngan-fu".

History

• October 15, 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate
  Apostolic vicariate
  An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
  
   of Shansi 山西 from the Diocese of Nanjing 南京
• 1712: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi and Shansi 陝西山西
• March 2, 1844: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shensi and Shansi 陝西山西
• June 17, 1890: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shansi 山西南境
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Luanfu 潞安府
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Lu’an

Leadership

• Bishop
  Bishop
  A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
  
  s of Lu’an (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francis Gerard Kramer, O.F.M. (1946.04.11 – 1998.01.14)
• Vicars Apostolic of Luanfu 潞安府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Fortunato Antonio Spruit, O.F.M. (1927.11.22 – 1943.07.12)
  • Bishop Alberto Odorico Timmer, O.F.M. (1901.07.20 – 1927)
• Vicars Apostolic of Southern Shansi 山西南境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Giovanni Antonio Hofman, O.F.M. (1891.04.24 – 1901.07.20)
  • Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1870.09.27 – 1891.09.06)
• Vicars Apostolic of Shansi 山西 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Joachin Salvetti, O.F.M. (1815.02.21 – 1843.09.21)
  • Bishop Antonio Luigi Landi, O.F.M. (1804.11.07 – 1811.10.26)