Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou/Changting (Timceuven(sis), ) is a diocese co-extensive with the Chinese imperial prefecture Tingzhou fu. The cathedral is located in the present-day Tingzhou town.

Post-revolutionary facts on the ground notwithstanding, the diocese remains in the ecclesiastical province of Fuzhou, under the Metropolitan See at Fuzhou.

History

 * December 27, 1923: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Tingzhou 汀州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境
 * May 8, 1947: Promoted as Diocese of Tingzhou 汀州

Bishops of Tingzhou 汀州 (Roman rite)
 * Bishop Johann Werner Lesinski, O.P. (May 8, 1947 – April 26, 1963)

Prefects Apostolic of Tingzhou 汀州 (Roman Rite)
 * Fr. Edber M. Pelzer, O.P. (December 21, 1925 – 1945)