Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan

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Ecclesiastical province Taiyuan Pope Francis Area 16,000 km²		Rite Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishop Sylvester Li Jian-tang Country China

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 1950) 1,500,000 40,749 Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Taiyuan

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan (Latin: Taeiuenen(sis), Chinese: 太原) is an archdiocese located in the city of Taiyuan in China.

History

June 17, 1890: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shansi 山西北境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西

December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府

April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taiyuan 太原

Archbishops of Taiyuan (Roman rite)

Archbishop Sylvester Li Jian-tang (1994–present)

Archbishop Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. (李路加) (April 11, 1946 – 1983)

Vicars Apostolic of Taiyuanfu 太原府 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. (李路加) (later Archbishop) (January 12, 1940 – April 11, 1946)

Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (December 3, 1924 – 1938)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shansi 山西北境 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (July 7, 1916 – December 3, 1924)

Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (February 15, 1910 – July 7, 1916)

Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (March 16, 1902 – November 18, 1909)

Saint Bishop Gregorio Maria Grassi, O.F.M. (艾士杰) (June 17, 1890 – July 19, 1900)

Datong 大同

Fenyang 汾陽

Hongdong 洪洞

Lu’an 潞安

Shuozhou 朔州

Yuci 榆次

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