Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan

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Ecclesiastical province Jinan Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang Country China		Rite Latin Rite Area 25,000 km² Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 1950) 5,000,000 44,016 (0.9%)

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan (Latin: Zinanen(sis), Chinese: 濟南) is an archdiocese located in the city of Jinan in China.

History

September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the Diocese of Beijing

December 2, 1885: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung

December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu

April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan

Vicars Apostolic of Shantung 山東 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1844 – September 27, 1870)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shantung 山東北境 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Efrem Giesen, O.F.M. (申永福) (July 18, 1902 – 1919)

Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (August 2, 1920 – December 3, 1924)

Vicars Apostolic of Tsinanfu 濟南府 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (December 3, 1924 – 1927)

Bishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1929 – April 11, 1946)

Archbishops of Jinan 濟南 (Roman rite)

Archbishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (April 11, 1946 – March 8, 1952)

Fr. John P’ing Ta-kuam, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator November 7, 1952 – 1984)

Archbishop James Zhao Zi-ping (1997 - May 18, 2008)

Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang (2008–present)

Caozhou 曹州

Qingdao 青島

Yanggu 陽穀

Yantai 煙台

Yanzhou 兖州

Yizhou 沂州

Zhoucun 周村

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