1948 Membership Statistics Diocese of Yuanling Hunan, China

from The Official Catholic Directory p. 890

This Diocese was erected as a Prefecture-Apostolic March 13, 1925, and confided to the American Passionists with headquarters at St. Michael’s Monastery, 1901 West St., Union City, N.J.

Bishop—Most Rev. Cuthbert M. O’Gara, C.P., D.D. Installed as First Bishop of Yuanling May 15, 1947.

Vicar-General—Very Rev. Paul Ubinger, C.P.

Chancellor—Rev. William Whelan, C.P.

Religious Superior—Very Rev. Raphael Vance, C.P.

Procures—Yuanling: Rev. Linus Lombard, C.P.; Shanghai: Rev. Arthur Benson, [C.P.,] 59 Fengyang Rd., Shanghai.

Provincial Minor Seminary, Hengyang, Hunan—Rev. Reginald Arliss, C.P.

American Passionist Fathers laboring in the Diocese—Very Rev. Paul Ubinger, C.P., V.G., Revs. Francis Flaherty, C.P., Linus Lombard, C.P., Bonaventure Griffiths, C.P., Caspar Caulfield, C.P., William Whelan, C.P., St. Augustine’s Cathedral, Yuanling; Very Rev. Raphael Vance, C.P., Rev. Linus McSheffrey, C.P., Supu; Revs. William Westhoven, C.P., Aloysius O’Malley, C.P., Chihkiang; Harold Travers, C.P., Paotsing; Cyprian Leonard, C.P., James Lambert, C.P., Yungshun; Basil Bauer, C.P., Wangstun; Ernest Cunningham, C.P., Chenki; Leo Berard, C.P., Yungsui; Wendelin Moore, C.P., Liulincha; Marcellus White, C.P., Kienyang; Dunstan Thomas, C.P., Laotsun [Kaotsun]; Rupert Langenbacher, C.P., Luki; Leonard Amrhein, C.P., Wuki.    At Peiping (Language School)—Revs. Regis Boyle, Supr.; Michael A. Campbell, C.P., Dominic Cohee, C.P., John B. Maye, C.P., Ronald A. Beaton, C.P., Ernan Johnston, C.P., Jerome Does, C.P., Justin Garvey, C.P., Ernest Hotz, C.P., Lawrence Mullin, C.P.    On leave in U.S.—Revs. Quentin Olwell, C.P., Anthony Maloney, C.P., Cyprian Frank, C.P., Germain Heilmann [Heilman], C.P., Venard Johnson, C.P.; in Belgium—Pere Antoine de Groeve, C.P.