The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohhot ( la, Soeiiüenen(sis), ) is an

archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

located in the city of

Hohhot Hohhot,; abbreviated zh, c=呼市, p=Hūshì, labels=no formerly known as Kweisui, is the capital of Inner Mongolia in the north of the People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrative, economic and cultural center.''The Ne ...

in China.

History

* December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xiwanzi/Chongli ( la, Sivanzean(us), ) is a diocese located in the city of Xiwanzi in the Ecclesiastical province of Suiyuan in China. History * August 20, 1840: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙� ...

蒙古 * March 14, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan * 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠

Leadership

* Arch

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Suiyuan (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Paul Meng Qinglu (2010–present) ** Archbishop John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (1997 - 2005) ** Archbishop Francis Wang Xueming (王學明) (August 19, 1951 – February 10, 1997) ** Archbishop

Louis Morel Louis Morel (; 30 October 1880 – 6 June 1971) was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan between 1938 and 1951. Biography Louis Morel was born in Houthem les Comines (now Comines-Warneton) ...

, C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – August 19, 1951) * Vicars Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop

, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (March 21, 1938 – April 11, 1946) ** Bishop

Louis van Dyck Louis van Dyck (; 21 January 1862 – 4 December 1937) was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan between 1915 and 1937. Biography Louis van Dyck was born in Loenhout, Flemish Region, Belgium ...

, C.I.C.M. (葛崇德) (August 10, 1915 – December 5, 1937) * Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop

Alfons Bermyn Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

, C.I.C.M. (闵玉清) (April 3, 1901 – February 16, 1915) ** Bishop

Ferdinand Hamer Ferdinandus Hubertus Hamer C.I.C.M. (born 21 August 1840 in Nijmegen, Netherlands, died 23 July 1900 in To Tsjeng, Inner Mongolia, China) was a Catholic missionary to China and bishop who was killed in the Boxer Rebellion in China. Biography ...

, C.I.C.M. (韩默理) (1889–1900) ** Bishop

Alfons De Vos Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...

, C.I.C.M. (德玉明) (1883–1889)

Suffragan dioceses

* Jining 集寧 * Ningxia 寧夏 * Xiwanzi 西彎子

Sources

GCatholic.org

Roman Catholic dioceses in China Religious organizations established in 1883 Religion in Inner Mongolia Hohhot Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century {{PRChina-RC-diocese-stub