Roman Catholic 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

Leadership

• 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)

Suffragan dioceses

• Nanlong

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• UCAN Diocese Profile