Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou

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Ecclesiastical province Fuzhou Pope Francis Area 32,348 km²		Rite Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Lin Jia-shan Country China

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 1950) 2,975,730 40,525 (1.4%) Apostolic Administrator Ignatius Huang Shou-cheng Cathedral Saint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou (Latin: Fuceuven(sis), Chinese: 福州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fuzhou in China.

History

1680: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin

October 3, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien

December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou

April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Former Cathedral:

澳尾巷玫瑰圣母堂
(The Aowei Church of Holy Rosary)

Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)

Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)

Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. (宋金铃) (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. (蘇瑪素) (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)

Vicars Apostolic of Fujian 福建 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Miguel Calderón, O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)

Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz, O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)

Bishop José Calvo, O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)

Bishop Francisco Pallás Faro, O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)

Bishop Eusebio Oscot, O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)

Saint Bishop Pedro Sans i Jordà, O.P. (白多祿) (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)

Bishop Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. (颜当) (July 25, 1684 – 1709)

Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. (陸方濟)(April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)

Funing 福寧

Tingzhou 汀州

Xiamen 廈門

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