Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang
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Archdiocese of Nanchang Archidioecesis Nanciamensis 天主教南昌总教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nanchang |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 4,872,691 25,996 (0.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Nanchang, Jiangxi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang (Latin: Nanciamen(sis), Chinese: 南昌) is an archdiocese based in the city of Nanchang in China.
History
[edit]- 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
- 1838: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
- 1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
- August 19, 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiangsi
- August 25, 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiujiang
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanchang
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanchang
Leadership
[edit]- Archbishops of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman rite)
- Archbishop John Wu Shi-zhen (1991–2014)
- Archbishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (July 18, 1946 – 1972)
- Vicars Apostolic of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. (July 3, 1931 – February 19, 1944)
- Bishop Louis-Élisée Fatiguet, C.M. (February 24, 1911 – February 13, 1931)
- Vicars Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi 江西北境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul-Léon Ferrant, C.M. (September 24, 1905 – November 5, 1910)
- Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (August 19, 1879 – September 24, 1905)
- Vicars Apostolic of Kiangsi 江西 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (March 15, 1870 – August 19, 1879)
- Bishop François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. (顧方濟) (1854 – February 2, 1860)
- Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (February 27, 1852 – June 12, 1854)
- Bishop Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. (March 26, 1846 – July 20, 1850)
Suffragan dioceses
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