Archdiocese of Taiyuan
| Archdiocese of Taiyuan | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop |
Paul Meng Ningyu (first metropolitan with recognition from Rome since: Domenico Luca Capozi until 1983) |
| founding | 1890 |
| surface | 16,000 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (1950) |
| Residents | 1,500,000 (1950) |
| Catholics | 40,479 (1950) |
| proportion of | 2.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 (1950) |
| Religious priest | 26 (1950) |
| Catholics per priest | 987 |
| Friars | 2 (1950) |
| Religious sisters | 31 (1950) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| address | Catholic Mission Archbishop's House Taiyuan Shanxi China |
| Website | http://www.tycatholic.cn/Index.html |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Fenyang Diocese of Hungtung Diocese of Lu An Diocese of Shuozhou Diocese of Tatung Diocese of Yuci |
The Archdiocese of Taiyuan (Taiyuan) ( latin Archidioecesis Taeiuenensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church .
Under Pope Leo XIII. was on June 17, 1890 the Apostolic Vicariate Shanxi divided into the Apostolic Vicariate South Shanxi and North Shanxi. Under Pope Pius XI. In 1924 the Apostolic Vicariate of North Shanxi was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyüanfu. By Pope Pius XII. took place on April 11, 1946 the elevation from the Vicariate to the Archdiocese of Taiyüan.
The suffragans Diocese of Fenyang [Fenyang], Diocese of Hungtung [Hongdong], Diocese of Lu An [Changzhi], Diocese of Shuozhou [Shuoxian], Diocese of Tatung [Datong] and Diocese of Yuci [Yütze] are assigned to the Archdiocese.
Bishops
- Gregorio Grassi, OFM , 1890-1891
- Givoanni Antonio Hofman, OFM, 1891–1902
- Agapito Augusto Fiorentini OFM, 1902-1909
- Eugenio Massi OFM, 1910–1916, later Vicar Apostolic of Central Shensi
- Agapito Augusto Fiorentini OFM, 1916-1938
- Domenico Luca Capozi OFM, 1940-1983
Due to the political situation, the archbishopric could no longer be occupied until today, following the resignation of Dominic Luke Capozi in 1983, the only archbishop recognized by the Roman Catholic Church.
- Li De-hua (李德 化) (1962–1971)
- Bonaventure Zhang Xin , OFM (張 信) (1981–1994)
- Sylvester Li Jian-tang (李建 唐) (1994 - 2013)
- Paul Meng Ningyu (since 2013 with the consent of Beijing and since September 22, 2018 with the consent of Pope Francis )