Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang

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Ecclesiastical province Nanchang Pope Francis Metropolitan archbishop John Wu Shi-zhen		Rite Latin Rite Country China
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 1950)4,872,69125,996 (0.5%) Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Nanchang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang (Latin: Nanciamen(sis), Chinese: 南昌) is an archdiocese based in the city of Nanchang in China.

History

1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi

1838: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi

1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi

August 19, 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiangsi

August 25, 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiujiang

December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanchang

April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanchang

Archbishops of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman rite)

Archbishop John Wu Shi-zhen (1991–2014)

Archbishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (July 18, 1946 – 1972)

Vicars Apostolic of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. (July 3, 1931 – February 19, 1944)

Bishop Louis-Elisée Fatiguet, C.M. (February 24, 1911 – February 13, 1931)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi 江西北境 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul-Léon Ferrant, C.M. (September 24, 1905 – November 5, 1910)

Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (August 19, 1879 – September 24, 1905)

Vicars Apostolic of Kiangsi 江西 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (March 15, 1870 – August 19, 1879)

Bishop François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. (顧方濟) (1854 – February 2, 1860)

Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (February 27, 1852 – June 12, 1854)

Bishop Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. (March 26, 1846 – July 20, 1850)

Ganzhou 贛州

Ji’an 吉安

Nancheng 南城

Yujiang 餘江

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