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Joseph Tan Yanquan
Joseph Tan Yanquan (; born 1962) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning since 2007. Biography He was ordained a priest in 1989. He was appointed Assistant Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning ( la, Nannimen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning (Guangxi) in China. History * August 6, 1875: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Guangxi 廣西 from the Apostolic Vicariat ... in 2003. He was elected Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning in 2007. References 1962 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in China {{China-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis. Originally, the term referred to the bishop of the chief city of a historical Roman province, whose authority in relation to the other bishops of the province was recognized by the First Council of Nicaea (AD 325). The bishop of the provincial capital, the metropolitan, enjoyed certain rights over other bishops in the province, later called " suffragan bishops". The term ''metropolitan'' may refer in a similar sense to the bishop of the chief episcopal see (the "metropolitan see") of an ecclesiastical province. The head of such a metropolitan see has the rank of archbishop and is therefore called the metropolitan archbishop of the ecclesiastical province. Metropolitan (arch)bishops preside over synods of the bishops of their ecclesiastical province, and canon law and traditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Nanning
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning ( la, Nannimen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning (Guangxi) in China. History * August 6, 1875: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Guangxi 廣西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東 * June 6, 1914: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangxi 廣西 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧 Leadership * Archbishops of Nanning (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Joseph Tan Yanquan (2007–present) ** Archbishop Joseph Meng Ziwen (1984 - 2007) ** Archbishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (April 11, 1946 – February 7, 1954) * Vicars Apostolic of Nanning 南寧 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (later Archbishop) (June 30, 1930 – April 11, 1946) ** Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (April 6, 1914 – June 10, 1929) * Prefects Apost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Meng Ziwen
Joseph Meng Ziwen (; March 19, 1903 - January 7, 2007) was a Chinese Catholic bishop. He spent twenty five years in a labor camp. His position as bishop was limited to the "underground church" as it was not officially recognized because it came from the Holy See. That stated the government did recognize him as a priest of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association The Catholic Patriotic Association (), abbreviated CPA, is a state-sanctioned organization of Catholicism in the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1957 after a group of Chinese Catholics met in Beijing with officials from the Chi ..., which was useful in allowing him to aid Catholic interests. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Meng, Joseph, Ziwen 1903 births 2007 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in China Chinese centenarians Men centenarians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity In Guangxi
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament. Christianity began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the 1st century Hellenistic Judaism in the Roman province of Judea. Jesus' apostles and their followers spread around the Levant, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the South Caucasus, Ancient Carthage, Egypt, and Ethiopia, despite significant initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, after the Fall of Jerusa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
