Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang

Archdiocese of Guiyang
Archdiocese of Guiyang; Archidioecesis Coeiiamensis; 天主教贵阳总教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Guiyang
Statistics
Area	100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 1950); 7,000,000; 24,713 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Guiyang
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Xiao Zejiang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang/Kweyang (Latin: Coeiiamen(sis), simplified Chinese: 贵阳; traditional Chinese: 貴陽) is an archdiocese located in the city of Guiyang in China.

History

October 15, 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian
1715: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
March 27, 1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow from the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guiyang
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guiyang

Archbishops of Guiyang (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Anicetus Andrew Wang Chong-yi (1988– September 8, 2014)
- Archbishop Augustine Hu Daguo (1987-1997)
- Archbishop Jean Larrart, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – July 14, 1966)
Vicars Apostolic of Guiyang 貴陽 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jean Larrart, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (September 13, 1942 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop François-Lazare Seguin, M.E.P. (December 3, 1924 – September 11, 1942)
Vicars Apostolic of Kweichow 貴州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop François-Lazare Seguin, M.E.P. (October 21, 1913 – December 3, 1924)
- Bishop François-Eugène Lions, M.E.P. (December 22, 1871 – April 24, 1893)
- Bishop Louis-Simon Faurie, M.E.P. (胡缚理) (1853 – June 21, 1871)
- Bishop Etienne-Raymond Albrand, M.E.P. (白斯德望) (August 13, 1846 – April 22, 1853)

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