Archdiocese of Nanking
| Archdiocese of Nanking | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop |
Francis Lu Xin-ping (As the first metropolitan with recognition from Rome since: Paul Yü Pin ) |
| surface | 30,000 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (1950) |
| Residents | 6,000,000 (1950) |
| Catholics | 32,536 (1950) |
| proportion of | 0.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 (1950) |
| Religious priest | 10 (1950) |
| Catholics per priest | 692 |
| Friars | 10 (1950) |
| Religious sisters | 33 (1950) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Haimen Diocese of Shanghai Diocese of Suzhou Diocese of Xuzhou |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanking ( Nanjing ) ( lat. : Archidioecesis Nanchinensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
The forerunner of today's Archdiocese of Nanking is the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanking, founded in 1659 from the Diocese of Macau . With the promotion to the diocese on April 10, 1690, it gave up part of its territory to establish the diocese of Beijing .
Under Pope Pius IX. it was demoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangnan on January 21, 1856 . Under Pope Benedict XV. In 1921 it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Kiangsu. On May 1, 1922, the Vicariate Apostolic Nanking was founded. By Pope Pius XII. the Vicariate was raised to the Archdiocese of Nanking on April 11, 1946.
The Suffragan Diocese of Haimen , Diocese of Shanghai , Diocese of Suzhou and Diocese of Xuzhou are assigned to the Archdiocese .
Bishops
- Ignace Cotolendi , MEP ( Titular Bishop of Metellopolis ) (1660–1662)
- Gregor Lou Wen-tsao , OP (1674–1691)
- Giovanni Francesco de Nicolais , OFM (1691–1696)
- Alessandro Ciceri , SJ (1694–1703)
- Antonio de Silva , SJ (1705-1707)
- António Paes Godinho , SJ (1718–1721)
- Emmanuel de Jesus-Maria-Joseph , OFM (1721–1739)
- Francesco de Santa Rosa de Viterbo , OFM (1742–1750)
- Gottfried Xaver von Laimbeckhoven , SJ (1752–1787)
- Eusebio Luciano Carvalho Gomes da Silva , CM (1789–1790) (Elect)
-
Cayetano Pires Pireira CM (1804–1838)
- Lodovico Maria Besi (1839–1848) ( Apostolic Administrator )
- Francesco Xavier Maresca , OFM (1848–1855)
- André-Pierre Borgniet SJ (1859-1862)
- Adrien-Hyppolyte Languillat SJ (1864–1878)
- Valentin Garnier SJ (1879–1898)
- Jean-Baptiste Simon SJ (1899–1899)
- Próspero París SJ (1900–1931)
- Auguste Haouisée SJ (1931–1933), later Vicar Apostolic of Shanghai
-
Paul Yü Pin (1936–1978), Archbishop since 1946
- Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1950–2000) (Apostolic Administrator)
- vacant
Due to the political situation, the archbishopric could no longer be occupied after the death of Paul Yü Pin in 1978, the only archbishop recognized by the Roman Catholic Church .
Archbishops of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
- John Li Wei-guang (1959-1970?)
- Joseph Qian Hui-min (1981-1993)
- Joseph Liu Yuan-ren (1993-2005)
- Francis Lu Xin-ping (2000 - ...)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archdiocese of Nanking on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Archdiocese of Nanking on gcatholic.org (English)