The former Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at Kangding (exterior and interior), completed in 1912,[1] and demolished during the Cultural Revolution.[2] It was replaced by a smaller church bearing the same name in 1997.[3]
Established on March 27, 1846 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Lhasa for the Mission of Tibet, its episcopal see is located in the city of Kangding, Sichuanese Tibet, known to the Tibetans as Dartsedo or Tatsienlu. It has been vacant since 1962.
Félix Biet, M.E.P. (1878.08.27 – death 1901.09.09), Titular Bishop of Diana (1878.07.23 – 1901.09.09)
Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau [fr], M.E.P. (1901.09.09 – 1924.12.03 see below), Titular Bishop of Daphnusia (1897.02.15 – 1941.11.13), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tibet (1897.02.15 – 1901.09.09)
Pierre-Sylvain Valentin [fr], M.E.P. (1936.08.06 – 1946.04.11 see below), Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria (1926.11.16 – 1946.04.11), succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tatsienlu (1926.11.11 – 1936.08.06)
^Nyima, Gyatso (25 December 2016). "这个平安夜,听康定教堂的钟声——甘孜行纪之四" [Sound of Church Bells in Kangding for this Christmas Eve: The Fourth Journey to Garzê]. media.tibet.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^"那些隐藏在大山深处的天主教堂" [Catholic churches hidden in the mountains]. Faith Weekly (in Simplified Chinese). Shijiazhuang. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^Qin, Heping; Shen, Xiaohu, eds. (2008). 四川基督教资料辑要 [A Collection of Historical Documents on Christianity in Sichuan] (in Simplified Chinese). Chengdu: Bashu Publishing House. pp. 603–604. ISBN978-7-80752-226-3.