The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang ( la, Fomtienen(sis), ) is a Latin Metropolitan

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in northeastern

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. Its

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episcopal see is a Cathedral of the

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, in the city of

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...

, capital of

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History

* Established in 1838 as Apostolic Vicariate of Liaotung 遼東 alias of Manchuria and Mongolia 滿蒙獨立, on territory split off from the then

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北京 * August 20, 1840: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of (Liaotung and) Manchuria 遼東滿州, having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古) * May 10, 1898: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Manchuria 南滿, having lost territory to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Manchuria The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jilin/Kírín ( la, Chilinen(sis), ) is a Latin diocese in Manchuria, northeast China. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Shenyang 瀋陽, yet depends on the missionary Roman Co ...

北滿) * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Shenyang 瀋陽 alias Fengtian 奉天 alias Moukden * Lost territory on 1929-08-02 to establish the

Apostolic Prefecture of Szepingkai The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie/Siping/Szepíngkai ( la, Sepimchiaeven(sis), ) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang, Shenyang. Its episcopal seat is at ...

四平街 and again on 1932-02-04 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Fushun 撫順 (now a suffragan) * Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shenyang 瀋陽, ending its missionary, exempt pre-diocesan status * Lost territory on 1949-07-14 to establish the Diocese of Yingkou 營口 (as a suffragan)

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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) ;'' Apostolic Vicar of Liaotung (Manchuria and Mongolia) 遼東 '' * Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles,

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(M.E.P.) (方若望) (December 11, 1838 – August 20, 1840 ''see below''),

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of Columbica (1838-12-11 – 1878-04-29) ; ''Apostolic of Vicars (Liaotung and) Manchuria 遼東滿州'' * Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles, M.E.P. () (''see above''August 20, 1840 – death April 29, 1878) *

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, M.E.P. () (May 23, 1879 – death December 7, 1887), Titular Bishop of

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(1879-05-23 – 1887-12-07) ** Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Joseph-André Boyer (), M.E.P. (1886-04-13 – death 1887-03-08), Titular Bishop of Myrina (1886-04-13 – 1887-03-08) * Louis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. () (March 23, 1888 – death May 17, 1889), Titular Bishop of Traianopolis (in Phrygia) (1888-03-23 – 1889-05-17) * Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. () (December 28, 1889 – May 10, 1898 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Eumenia (1889-12-28 – 1900-07-02 ''see below'') ** Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Pierre-Marie-François Lalouyer (), M.E.P. (1897-07-24 – 1898-05-16), Titular Bishop of

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(1897-07-24 – death 1923-02-17), later Apostolic Vicar of Northern Manchuria 北滿 (China) (1898-05-16 – 1923-02-17) ; ''Apostolic Vicars of Southern Manchuria 南滿'' *

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, M.E.P. (紀隆) (''see above'' May 10, 1898 – death July 2, 1900) * Marie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. (蘇裴理斯) (February 21, 1901 – July 1, 1920), Titular Bishop of Zela (February 21, 1901 – death July 31, 1923) ** Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Vincent-François-Joseph Sage (善味增爵), M.E.P. (1914-07-20 – death 1917-09-20, Titular Bishop of Cusæ (1914-07-20 – 1917-09-20) * Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (December 19, 1921 – December 3, 1924 ''see below''), previously Apostolic Vicar of Southern Manchuria 南滿 (China) (1921-12-19 – 1924-12-03) & Titular Bishop of Lambæsis (1921-12-29 – 1946-04-11) ; ''Apostolic Vicar of Shenyang 瀋陽'' * Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. () (''see above'' December 3, 1924 – April 11, 1946 ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Shenyang 瀋陽'' * Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (''see above'' April 11, 1946 – death May 18, 1946) * Ignatius Pi Shu-shi (皮漱石) (July 26, 1949 – death May 16, 1978) *''uncanonical Paul Xu Zhen-jiang () (1981 – death 1984-06-22) (consecrated Bishop without papal mandate 1981-07-24)'' *''Lawrence Zhang Huai-liang (張化良) (1988 – death April 1989) (consecrated Bishop 1988-10-16)'' *''Pius Jin Pei-xian () (1989 – 2008-0-29 death 2008-11-04) (consecrated Bishop 1989-05-21)'' * Paul Pei Junmin (June 29, 2008 – ...); succeeded as former

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of Shenyang (2006-05-07 – 2008-06-29)

Province

Its

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comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following

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bishoprics : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Chifeng 赤峰 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Fushun 撫順 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Jilin 吉林 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol 熱河 in

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie/Siping/Szepíngkai ( la, Sepimchiaeven(sis), ) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Shenyang. Its episcopal seat is at Sacred Heart Cathedral located in the ...

四平街 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanji 延吉 *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yingkou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yingkou/Yingkow ( la, Imcheuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Yingkou ( Liaoning) in the Ecclesiastical province of Shenyang 瀋陽 in China. History * July 14, 1949: Established as Diocese of Yingkou ...

營口

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links

UCAN Diocese Profile
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