Roman Catholic Diocese of Yuanling

History

• Established on 13 March 1925 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Chenzhou 辰州 / Shenchow / de Shenchow, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Changde 常德
• Promoted on 28 May 1934 as Apostolic Vicariate of Chenzhou 辰州
• Renamed on 10 December 1934 as Apostolic Vicariate of Yuanling 沅陵
• Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Yuanling 沅陵 / Chenzhou 辰州 / Shen-Chou / Yüanlíng / Iüen-limen

  Ordinaries

• Father Domenico Langenbacher, Passionists C.P.
• Fr. Cutbert Martin O'Gara, C.P.

• Cutbert Martin O'Gara, C.P., Titular Bishop of Elis

• Cutbert Martin O'Gara, C.P.
• '' Apostolic Administrator Methodius Qu Ai-lin , while Metropolitan Archbishop of Changsha 長沙 ; also Apostolic Administrator of its three suffragan dioceses Changde, Yuanling and Hengzhou 衡州, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 澧縣, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Yongzhou 永州, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang 岳陽, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangtan 湘潭, Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Prefecture of Baoqing 寶慶.