Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning

Archdiocese of Nanning
Archidioecesis Nannimensis
天主教南宁总教区
Cathedral of Our Lady of China
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical province Nanning
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 1950)
6,000,000
7,584 (0.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of China in Nanning
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning (Latin: Nannimen(sis), Chinese: 南寧) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning in China.[1][2]

History

  • August 6, 1875: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Guangxi 廣西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東
  • June 6, 1914: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangxi 廣西
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧

Leadership

  • Archbishops of Nanning (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan (2007–present)
    • Archbishop Joseph Meng Ziwen (1984 - 2007)
    • Archbishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (April 11, 1946 – February 7, 1954)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Nanning 南寧 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (later Archbishop) (June 30, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
    • Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (April 6, 1914 – June 10, 1929)
  • Prefects Apostolic of Guangxi (Kuamsi) 廣西 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (December 22, 1910 – April 6, 1914)
    • Bishop Joseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. (罗惠良) (April 26, 1900 – August 23, 1910)
    • Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. (司立修) (August 21, 1891 – September 22, 1899)
    • Bishop Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. (富于道) (August 13, 1878 – March 31, 1889)
    • Fr. Aloysius Jolly, M.E.P. (文芍理) (1875–1878)

Suffragan dioceses

References

  1. ↑ Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Nanning [Nanning]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. self-published
  2. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. self-published

Sources

Coordinates: 22°50′48″N 108°20′17″E / 22.8468°N 108.3380°E / 22.8468; 108.3380


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