Shenyang Archdiocese
| Shenyang Archdiocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Pei Junmin |
| founding | 1838 |
| Parishes | 27 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Residents | 5,040,154 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics | 11,767 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 33 (December 31, 1950 / AP1951 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 357 |
| Religious sisters | 141 ( 12/31/1950 / AP1951 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Heart of jesus |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Chifeng Diocese of Fushun Diocese of Jilin Diocese of Jinzhou Diocese of Siping Diocese of Yanji Diocese of Yingkou |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang ( Latin Archidioecesis Fomtienensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Shenyang .
history
The Archdiocese of Shenyang was founded on August 16, 1838 by Pope Gregory XVI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Ex debito from cession of territory by the Diocese of Beijing as the Apostolic Vicariate of Liaoning . On August 20, 1840, the Vicariate Apostolic Liaoning gave parts of its territory to establish the Vicariate Apostolic Mongolia and was renamed the Vicariate Apostolic Liaoning and Manchuria . The Apostolic Vicariate of Liaoning and Manchuria was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of South Manchuria on October 10, 1898 and gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of North Manchuria . On December 3, 1924, the Apostolic Vicariate of South Manchuria was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Shenyang . The Apostolic Vicariate Shenyang gave on August 2, 1929 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Siping . Another cession took place on February 4, 1932 to establish the Fushun Apostolic Prefecture .
The Apostolic Vicariate Shenyang was on April 11, 1946 by Pope Pius XII. raised to an archbishopric with the Apostolic Constitution Quotidie Nos . On July 14, 1949, the Shenyang Archdiocese gave up parts of its territory to establish the Yingkou Diocese .
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Liaoning
- Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles MEP , 1838-1840
Vicars Apostolic of Liaoning and Manchuria
- Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles MEP, 1840–1878
- Constant Dubail MEP, 1879-1887
- Louis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit MEP, 1888-1889
- Laurent Guillon MEP, 1889-1898
Vicars Apostolic of South Manchuria
- Laurent Guillon MEP, 1898-1900
- Marie-Félix Choulet MEP, 1901-1920
- Jean-Marie-Michel Blois MEP, 1921-1924
Vicars Apostolic of Shenyang
- Jean-Marie-Michel Blois MEP, 1924-1946
Archbishops of Shenyang
- Jean-Marie-Michel Blois MEP, 1946
- Ignatius P'i-Shu-Shih , 1949–1978
- Paul Xu Zhen-jiang , Counter Bishop 1981-1984
- Lawrence Zhang Huai-Iiang , 1988-1989
- Pius Jin Pei-xian , 1989 - 2008
- Lu Zhiyuan (1994-1996)
- Paul Pei Junmin, since June 29, 2008