Archdiocese of Guiyang
| Archdiocese of Guiyang | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Xiao Zejiang |
| surface | 100,000 km² |
| Parishes | 30 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 7,000,000 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 24,713 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 77 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 321 |
| Religious sisters | 33 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | St. Joseph |
| Suffragan dioceses | Diocese of Anlong |
The Archdiocese Guiyang ( lat. : Archidioecesis Coeiiamensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Guiyang .
history
The Archdiocese of Guiyang was on October 15, 1696 by Pope Innocent XII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution E sublimi Sedis from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Fujian as Apostolic Vicariate Guizhou . In 1715, the Guizhou Apostolic Vicariate was dissolved and the area was incorporated into the Sichuan Apostolic Vicariate .
On March 27, 1846, the Vicariate Apostolic Guizhou by Pope Gregory XVI. re-established with the Apostolic Constitution Ex debito from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate of Sichuan . The Apostolic Vicariate of Guizhou was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Guiyang on December 3, 1924 . On February 16, 1922, the Apostolic Vicariate Guiyang gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate Anlong . Another cession took place on March 23, 1932 to establish the Mission sui juris Shiqian .
The Apostolic Vicariate Guiyang was on April 11, 1946 by Pope Pius XII. raised to an archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Guizhou
- Carlo Turcotti SJ , 1701-1706
- Claude de Visdelou SJ, 1708-1715
- Etienne-Raymond Albrand MEP , 1846-1853
- Louis-Simon Faurie MEP, 1853-1871
- François-Eugène Lions MEP, 1871-1893
- François-Mathurin Guichard MEP, 1893-1913
- François-Lazare Seguin MEP, 1913-1924
Vicars Apostolic of Guiyang
- François-Lazare Seguin MEP, 1924-1942
- Jean Larrart MEP, 1942-1946
Archbishops of Guiyang
- Jean Larrart MEP, 1946-1966
- Sedis vacancy , since 1966
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Guiyang on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 13, 2011.