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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Sede Vacante

Country
  
China

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
38,000 km²

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 7,000,000 28,268 (0.4%)

Established
  
21 February 1929 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Anking) 11 April 1946 (As Archdiocese of Anqing)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St. Thomas in Hefei

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 / Huaining 懷寧 (Wade Giles: Huai-ning / Anking, Latin: Nganchimen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Anqing in China.

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History

  • 1929.02.21: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Anqing from the Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu 蕪湖
  • 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anqing

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Anqing 安慶 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (April 11, 1946 – October 25, 1978)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Anqing 安慶 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (later Archbishop) (February 14, 1930 – April 11, 1946)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Bengbu 蚌埠
  • Wuhu 蕪湖

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing Wikipedia
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