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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Kaifeng

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
China

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Joseph Gao Hong-xiao

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 4,500,000 18,487 (0.4%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kaifeng

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng (Latin: Chaefomen(sis), Chinese: 開封) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kaifeng in China.

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History

  • September 21, 1916: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Honan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Honan and Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Honan
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kaifengfu
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaifeng

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Kaifeng 開封 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Gao Hong-xiao, O.F.M. (2007–present)
  • Archbishop John Baptist Liang Xi-sheng (1989 - 2007)
  • Archbishop Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. (December 12, 1946 – September 8, 1960)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Kaifengfu 開封府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (December 3, 1924 – 1940)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Honan 河南東境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (1916 – December 3, 1924)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Guide 歸德
  • Luoyang 洛陽
  • Nanyang 南陽
  • Weihui 衛輝
  • Xinyang 信陽
  • Zhengzhou 鄭州
  • Zhumadian 駐馬店

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng Wikipedia
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