Archdiocese of Nanchang
| Archdiocese of Nanchang | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop | John Baptist Li Suguang |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Peter Jin Lugang |
| founding | 1696 |
| Parishes | 18 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 4,872,691 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 25,996 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 13 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious priest | 23 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 722 |
| Friars | 23 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Religious sisters | 47 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Immaculate Conception |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Ganzhou Diocese of Ji'an Diocese of Nancheng Diocese of Yujiang |
The Archdiocese of Nanchang ( lat. : Archidioecesis Nanciamensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Nanchang .
history
The Archdiocese of Nanchang was on October 15, 1696 by Pope Innocent XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution E sublimi Sedis from assignments of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Jiangxi and Zhejiang as Apostolic Vicariate Jiangxi . In 1838 the Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangxi was dissolved and the area was incorporated into the Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangxi and Zhejiang .
On March 27, 1846, the Apostolic Vicariate Jiangxi by Pope Gregory XVI. re-established with the Apostolic Constitution Ex debito from assignments of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Jiangxi and Zhejiang. The Apostolic Vicariate of Jiangxi was divided into the Apostolic Vicariates of South Jiangxi and North Jiangxi on August 19, 1879 . On August 28, 1885, the Apostolic Vicariate of North Jiangxi gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of East Jiangxi . The Apostolic Vicariate North Jiangxi was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Kiou-Kiang on August 25, 1920 . On December 3, 1924, the Apostolic Vicariate Kiou-Kiang was renamed Apostolic Vicariate Nanchang .
The Apostolic Vicariate Nanchang was on April 11, 1946 by Pope Pius XII. raised to an archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Jiangxi
- Alvaro Benavente OSA , 1698-1709
- François-Alexis Rameaux CM , 1838-1845
- Bernard-Vincent Laribe CM, 1845-1850
- Louis-Gabriel Delaplace CM, 1852–1854, then Vicar Apostolic of East Zhejiang
- François-Xavier Danicourt CM, 1854-1860
- Jean-Henri Baldus CM, 1865–1869
- Géraud Bray CM, 1870-1879
Vicars Apostolic of North Jiangxi
- Géraud Bray CM, 1879–1905
- Paul-Léon Ferrant CM, 1905-1910
- Louis-Élisée Fatiguet CM, 1911-1920
Vicars Apostolic of Kiou-Kiang
- Louis-Élisée Fatiguet CM, 1920–1924
Vicars Apostolic of Nanchang
- Louis-Élisée Fatiguet CM, 1924–1931
- Paul-Marie Dumond CM, 1931-1944
Archbishops of Nanchang
- Joseph Zhou Jishi CM, 1946–1972
- Sedis vacancy , 1972 -?
- Peter Jin Lugang ,? - 2007
- John Baptist Li Suguang , since October 31, 2010 with the consent of the Holy See