Archdiocese of Nanchang
Roman Catholic archdiocese in China
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang (Latin: Nanciamen(sis), Chinese: 南昌) is an archdiocese based in the city of Nanchang in China.
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CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceNanchang
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 1950)
- 4,872,691
- 25,996 (0.5%)
Parishes18
Archdiocese of Nanchang Archidioecesis Nanciamensis 天主教南昌总教区 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Nanchang |
| Statistics | |
Population
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| Parishes | 18 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1845 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Nanchang, Jiangxi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | John Baptist Li Suguang |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Johannes Peng Weizhao |
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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
- 19 August 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiangsi
- 25 August 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiujiang
- 3 December 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanchang
- 11 April 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanchang
Leadership
Archbishops of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman rite)
- John Baptist Li Suguang (李穌光) (25 August 2014 – Present)
- John Wu Shi-zhen (吳仕珍) (21 July 1991 – 25 August 2014)
- Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (18 July 1946 – 1972)
Vicars Apostolic of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman Rite)
- Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. (3 July 1931 – 19 February 1944)
- Louis-Élisée Fatiguet, C.M. (see below 3 December 1924 – 13 February 1931)
Vicar Apostolic of Jiujiang (Roman Rite)
- Louis-Élisée Fatiguet, C.M. (see below 25 August 1920 – 3 December 1924 see above)
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi 江西北境 (Roman Rite)
- Louis-Élisée Fatiguet, C.M. (24 February 1911 – 25 August 1920 see above)
- Paul-Léon Ferrant, C.M. (24 September 1905 – 5 November 1910)
- Géraud Bray, C.M. (see below 19 August 1879 – 24 September 1905)
Vicars Apostolic of Kiangsi 江西 (Roman Rite)
- Géraud Bray, C.M. (15 March 1870 – 19 August 1879 see above)
- François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. (顧方濟) (May 1854 – 2 February 1860)
- Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (27 February 1852 – 12 July 1854), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang
- Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. (14 July 1845 – 20 July 1850)
Suffragan dioceses
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