Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning
Archdiocese of Nanning Archidioecesis Nannimensis 天主教南宁总教区 | |
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| 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
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Nanning [Nanning]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)self-published - ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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Sources
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