The Diocese of Zhoucun (Chowtsun) (, ) is a Latin Catholic diocese of the Catholic Church located in Zhoucun (Zibo) in the ecclesiastical province of Jinan in China.
History 16 April 1929: Established as Mission "sui iuris" of Zhangdian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu 1 June 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Zhangdian 18 May 1937: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhoucun 11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhoucun
Leadership Ecclesiastical Superior of Zhangdian (Roman Rite) Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. (17 December 1930 – 10 June 1932 see below) Prefect Apostolic of Zhangdian (Roman Rite) Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. (see above 10 June 1932 – 18 May 1937 see below) Vicar Apostolic of Zhoucun (Roman Rite) Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. (see above 18 May 1937 – 11 April 1946 see below) Bishops of Zhoucun (Roman rite)
Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. (11 April 1946 – 1983), resigned John Gao Kexian (3 September 1993 – 24 January 2005) Joseph Ma Xue-sheng (27 June 1997 – 8 February 2013) Joseph Yang Yongqiang (8 February 2013 – 12 June 2024), appointed Bishop of Hangzhou
References
GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy