Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde

Diocese of Changde

Dioecesis Ciamteanus

天主教常德教区
Changde Cathedral
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceChangsha
MetropolitanChangsha
Statistics
Area10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 1950)
  • 3,200,000
  • 6,690 (0.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopMethodius Qu Ailin
Apostolic AdministratorMethodius Qu Ailin

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde (Latin: Ciamtean(us), Chinese: 常德) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Changsha, in Central China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its episcopal see is the city of Changde. No statistics available.

It is vacant since 1965, but has an Apostolic administrator since 2012.