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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Kunming

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
150,000 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Sede Vacante

Country
  
China

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 1950) 8,000,000 10,025 (0.1%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kunming

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming (Latin: Coenmimen(sis), Chinese: 昆明) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kunming in China.

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The Archdiocese has not had a legitimate, Vatican-appointed Archbishop since 1952, when French Archbishop Alexandre Derouineau was expelled from China in the aftermath of the Chinese Communist Revolution.

The government of the People's Republic of China installed Father Kong Lingzhong as Archbishop in 1962 and Father Joseph Ma Yinglin as Archbishop in 2006. Neither government appointment is considered legitimate by the Vatican since they were not appointed by the papacy.

In 2000, the Vatican appointed Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang as Apostolic Administrator of Kunming. He served until his death in 2012.

History

  • 1687: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi-Yunnan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian
  • 1696: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan
  • 1715: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
  • August 28, 1840: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
  • December 8, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kunming

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Kunming 昆明 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – September 30, 1973)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Yunnanfu 雲南府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (December 8, 1943 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Jean Larregain, M.E.P. (June 13, 1939 – May 2, 1942)
  • Bishop Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (May 3, 1933 – October 16, 1938)
  • Bishop Charles-Marie-Félix de Gorostarzu, M.E.P. (October 21, 1907 – March 27, 1933)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Yunnan 雲南 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Jean-Joseph Fenouil, M.E.P. (July 29, 1881 – January 10, 1907)
  • Bishop Joseph Ponsot, M.E.P. (January 21, 1841 – November 17, 1880)
  • Bishop Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. (October 2, 1739 – 1752)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Dali 大理

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming Wikipedia
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