Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan

Archdiocese of Jinan Archidioecesis Zinanensis 天主教济南总教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan)
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Shantung
Statistics
Area	25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 5,000,000 44,016 (0.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Zhang Xianwang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan (Latin: Zinanen(sis), Chinese: 濟南) is an archdiocese located in the city of Jinan (Shandong) in China.

History

Sacred Heart Cathedral Jinan (in 2005)

• September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the Diocese of Beijing
• December 2, 1885: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan

Leadership

• Vicars Apostolic of Scian-Ton (Shantung 山東) (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Ludovico Maria Besi (dei Conti) Besi (10 Jan 1840 Appointed - 3 Jun 1848)
  • Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1844 – September 27, 1870)
• Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shantung 山東北境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Efrem Giesen, O.F.M. (申永福) (July 18, 1902 – 1919)
  • Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (August 2, 1920 – December 3, 1924)
• Vicars Apostolic of Tsinanfu 濟南府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (December 3, 1924 – 1927)
  • Bishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1929 – April 11, 1946)
• Archbishops of Jinan 濟南 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (April 11, 1946 – March 8, 1952)
  • Fr. John P’ing Ta-kuam, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator November 7, 1952 – 1984)
  • Archbishop James Zhao Zi-ping (1997 - May 18, 2008)
  • Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xianwang (2008–present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Caozhou 曹州
• Qingdao 青島
• Weifang
• Yanggu 陽穀
• Yantai 煙台
• Yanzhou 兖州
• Yizhou 沂州
• Zhoucun 周村

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy