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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Hangzhou

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
34,000 km²

Phone
  
+86 571 8510 1803

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Sede Vacante

Province
  
Zhejiang

Country
  
China

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 1950)6,467,24627,003 (0.4%)

Address
  
China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Xiacheng, 中山北路415号

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou/Hangchow (Latin: Hamceuven(sis), Chinese: 杭州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hangzhou in China. The Archdiocese has not had a bishop with a papal mandate since 1956. Matthew Cao Xiangde was appointed bishop by the Patriotic Association but not recognized by the Vatican.

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History

  • May 10, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Chekiang from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hangzhou
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hangzhou

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Hangzhou (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (April 11, 1946 – April 2, 1956)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Hangzhou 杭州 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (later Archbishop) (February 18, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M. (田法服) (May 10, 1910 – February 18, 1937)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Lishui 麗水
  • Ningbo 寧波
  • Taizhou 台州
  • Yongjia 永嘉

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou Wikipedia
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