Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning

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Ecclesiastical province Nanning Pope Francis Country China		Rite Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 1950) 6,000,000 7,584 (0.7%) Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of China in Nanning

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning (Latin: Nannimen(sis), Chinese: 南寧) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning in China.

History

August 6, 1875: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Guangxi 廣西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東

June 6, 1914: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangxi 廣西

December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧

April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧

Archbishops of Nanning (Roman rite)

Archbishop Joseph Tan Yan-quan (2007–present)

Archbishop Joseph Meng Ziwen (1984 - 2007)

Archbishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (April 11, 1946 – February 7, 1954)

Vicars Apostolic of Nanning 南寧 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (later Archbishop) (June 30, 1930 – April 11, 1946)

Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (April 6, 1914 – June 10, 1929)

Prefects Apostolic of Guangxi 廣西 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (December 22, 1910 – April 6, 1914)

Bishop Joseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. (罗惠良) (April 26, 1900 – August 23, 1910)

Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. (司立修) (August 21, 1891 – September 22, 1899)

Bishop Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. (富于道) (August 13, 1878 – March 31, 1889)

Fr. Aloysius Jolly, M.E.P. (文芍理) (1875–1878)

Wuzhou 梧州

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