Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha

The Chinese Archdiocese of Changsha (Latin Archidioecesis Ciamsciavensis ) emerged from the justified on September 19, 1879 the Vicariate Apostolic of Hu - Nan Meridional, from which it was separated on 3 December 1924 as the Apostolic Vicariate. Already collected on April 11, 1946 Archdiocese belong to him as suffragan bishoprics to the Changde [ Changde ], Hengyang [ Hengchow ], Yuan Ling [ Yüanling ].

The archdiocese covers an area of ​​22.820 km ² and in 1950 counted 9,038 Catholics, which were 0.2 % with a population density of 5,000,000 inhabitants in 11 parishes. Mainly served by Franciscans, it counted at this time 6 diocesan priests and 27 religious priests, which must be added 36 nuns came.

His last bishop, the Italian and Franciscan Seco Dino Petronio Lacchio OFM, died on 20 February 1976. Since that time, the archdiocese could no longer be occupied.