Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis

天主教福州总教区
St Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
Location
Country China
TerritoryFuzhou; Yong'an, Datian County, Youxi County, Sha County, and Jiangle County of Sanming; Gutian County and Pingnan County of Ningde; Yanping District and Shunchang County of Nanping
Ecclesiastical provinceFuzhou
Statistics
Area32,348 km2 (12,490 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
2,975,730
40,525 (1.4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSaint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede vacante

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou (Latin: Fuceuven(sis), Chinese: 福州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fuzhou in China.

History

  • 1680: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin
  • October 3, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien
  • December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Special churches

Leadership

Vicars Apostolic of Fujian / Fo-kien 福建 (Roman Rite)

  • Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. (陸方濟) (April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)
  • Bishop Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. (颜当) (July 25, 1684 – 1709)
  • Bishop St. Pedro Sans i Jordà, O.P. (白多祿) (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)
  • Bishop Eusebio Oscot, O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)
  • Bishop Francisco Pallás Faro, O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)
  • Bishop José Calvo, O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)
  • Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz, O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)
  • Bishop Miguel Calderón, O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)

  • Bishop Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. (蘇瑪素) (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)

Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)

  • Bishop Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. (宋金铃) (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)

Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)

  • Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
  • Archbishop John Er-shi Ye (葉而適) (February 2, 1984 – February 23, 1991)
  • Archbishop John Shu-dao Yang (楊樹道) (1995 – August 28, 2010)
  • Archbishop Peter Lin Jiashan (林佳善) (August 28, 2010 – April 14, 2023)

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

26°16′00″N 119°13′01″E / 26.2667°N 119.2170°E / 26.2667; 119.2170


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