CHUMATIEN [ZHUMADIAN], Diocese of. - In China, in the central part of the civil province of Honan. It was erected as an apostolic prefecture on 2 March 1933 with 4 sub-prefectures of the mission of Nanyang and 3 of that of Sinyanchow, which had also already belonged to the mission of Nanyang, and was entrusted to the Chinese secular clergy. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 9 Nov. 1944 and to a diocese suffragan of Kaifeng on 17 Apr. 1946.

It has an area of 12,000 sq. km., almost entirely flat and cultivated with rice. The total population, as of 30 June 1947, was about 1,300,000 inhabitants, for the most part engaged in agriculture. At the same date Catholics numbered 15,375; the missionary personnel consisted of 17 Chinese secular priests. Except for the civil district of Kiachen, in which is located the Christian community of Hatehwang, one of the oldest in Honan, founded by the Jesuits over 3 centuries ago, the oldest Christians of this diocese date back to about 80 years ago, converted through the work of the fathers of the Foreign Missions of Milan.

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BIBL.: GM, p. 193; MC, pp. 83-84; Annuaire de l'Eglise catholique en Chine, Sciangai 1948 (v. indice).

Adamo Pucci

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