Archdiocese of Hankou

Archidioecesis Hancheuvensis

天主教汉口总教区
Cathedral of St Joseph in Wuhan
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceHankou
Statistics
Area12,120 km2 (4,680 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
2,200,000
35,239 (1.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Joseph in Wuhan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hankou (Latin: Hancheuvensis, Chinese: 漢口) is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese, based in Hankou, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Its archiepiscopal see is the St. Joseph's Cathedral, in Hankou, Wuhan.

It is since 1961, due to the political situation, a vacant 'underground' (arch)diocese, without apostolic administrator.

History

Ecclesiastical province

Its Suffragan sees are :

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Hupeh and Hunan 湖廣
Apostolic Vicars of Hupeh 湖北東境
  • Luigi Celestino Spelta (徐類思 / 徐伯達), Reformed Friars Minor (O.F.M. Ref.) (born Italy) (1856.04.08 – 1862.09.02), Titular Bishop of Thespia (1848.09.17 – death 1862.09.02); next Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Kiangnan 江南 (China) (1848.09.17 – 1856.04.08)
  • Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli (明位篤), O.F.M. (born Italy) (1862.09.01 – 1870.09.11 see below), Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis (1857.08.06 – 1883.05.17); succeeding as previous Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Hupeh 湖北 (1857.08.06 – 1862.09.01), earlier Titular Bishop of Magyddus (1856.12.04 – 1857.08.06 not possessed)
Apostolic Vicars of Eastern Hupeh 湖北東境
  • Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli (明位篤), O.F.M. (see above 1870.09.11 – death 1883.05.17)
  • Epiphane Carlassare, O.F.M. (born Italy) (18 June 1884 – death 24 July 1909), Titular Bishop of Madauros (1884.06.18 – 1909.07.24)
Apostolic Vicars of Hankou 漢口
  • Graziano Génnaro, O.F.M. (24 July 1909 – death 1923.12.19), Titular Bishop of Hiericho (1906.08.25 – 1923.12.19), succeeding as previous Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh 湖北東境 (1906.08.25 – 1909.07.24)
  • Apostolic Administrator Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (born Italy) (1925 – succession 26 January 1927), Titular Bishop of Joppe (1910.02.15 – death 10 December 1944); previously Apostolic Vicar of Northern Shansi 山西北境 (China) (1910.02.15 – 1916.07.07), Apostolic Vicar of Central Shensi 陝西中境 (China) (1916.07.07 – 1924.12.03), Apostolic Vicar of Xi’anfu 西安府 (China) (1924.12.03 – 1927.01.26)
  • Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (26 January 1927 – death 10 December 1944)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Hankou 漢口
  • Giuseppe Ferruccio Maurizio Rosà (羅錦章), O.F.M. (born Italy) (1946.07.26 – death 1961.08.08)
  • uncanonical Bernardine Dong Guang-qing (董光清), O.F.M. (first native Chinese incumbent) (1958 – 1994 see below), first term without papal mandate
  • Victor Liu He-de (1984 - death 10 December 2001)
  • Giuseppe Ferruccio Maurizio Rosà, O.F.M. (see above 26 July 1946 – death 8 August 1961), canonical second term with papal mandate
  • long vacancy
  • Francis Cui Qingqi, ordained 8 September 2020[1]

See also

References

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