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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Suiyuan

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
100,000 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Metropolitan Archbishop
  
Paul Meng Qing-lu

Country
  
China

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 1950)1,065,77541,932 (3.9%)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Hohhot

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohot (Latin: Soeiiüenen(sis), Chinese: 綏遠, 呼和浩特) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hohhot in China.

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History

  • December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古
  • March 14, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan
  • 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Suiyuan (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Paul Meng Qing-lu (2010–present)
  • Archbishop John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (1997 - 2005)
  • Archbishop Francis Wang Xue-ming (王學明) (August 19, 1951 – February 10, 1997)
  • Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – August 19, 1951)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (March 21, 1938 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Louis van Dyck, C.I.C.M. (葛崇德) (August 10, 1915 – December 5, 1937)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Alfons Bermyn, C.I.C.M. (闵玉清) (April 3, 1901 – February 16, 1915)
  • Bishop Ferdinand Hamer, C.I.C.M. (韩默理) (1889–1900)
  • Bishop Alfons De Vos, C.I.C.M. (德玉明) (1883–1889)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Jining 集寧
  • Ningxia 寧夏
  • Xiwanzi 西彎子

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan Wikipedia
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