The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou (Canton) ( la, Archidioecesis Cantonensis, ) is an

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located in the city of

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

in China.

History

* 1848: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi from the

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* 1875: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong * April 6, 1914: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangzhou * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guangzhou The Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Guangzhou, Bishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming, S.J. was imprisoned in 1958. His release in 1981 due to a necessary cancer treatment in Hong Kong and his subsequent appointment to archbishop caused the Chinese authorities respond with the appointment of Joseph Ye Yinyun. Archbishop Ye was never recognized by the Holy See, his successor Archbishop James Lin Bingliang was recognized in 1998 only after Archbishop Deng's death in 1995. Thus the rift between the underground church and the Patriotic Church came for the Archdiocese to an end. The present archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu won papal consent even before the consent of the Chinese authorities. His ordination was delayed, because the Chinese authorities originally wanted to have two illicit bishops preside over it.

Leadership

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s of Guangzhou (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu ()(consecration on Dec 4, 2007, after prior papal approval) ** Archbishop James Lin Bingliang ()(1990-2001, papal approval in 1998). ** Archbishop Joseph Ye Yinyun ()(1981-1990, without papal approval) ** Archbishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming), S.J. () (May 26, 1981 – June 27, 1995, after 1981 in exile) ** Bishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming), S.J. () (later Archbishop) (Apostolic Administrator October 1, 1950 – May 26, 1981) ** Archbishop Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet,

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(April 11, 1946 – December 11, 1947) * Vicars Apostolic of Guangzhou 廣州 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (February 20, 1923 – April 11, 1946) ** Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (April 28, 1916 – March 21, 1921) ** Bishop

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, M.E.P. (Apostolic Administrator 1915 – 1916) ** Bishop

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Suffragan dioceses

* Beihai 北海 * Jiangmen 江門 * Jiaying 嘉應 * Shantou 汕頭 * Shaozhou 韶州

Catholic churches

There are several catholic churches in Guangzhou city. Few of them are offering masses in foreign languages regularly. Guangzhou City *

Sacred Heart Cathedral of Guangzhou The Sacred Heart Cathedral, properly the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and also known as the Stone Chamber or Stone House by locals, is a Gothic Revival Roman Catholic cathedral in Guangzhou, China. It is the seat of the Archbishop of G ...

** Address: No. 56, Yide Road, Guangzhou (in Chinese: 一德路56号). ** English mass: every Sunday 03:30 pm. * Shamian Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel

** Address: No. 14, Shamian Avenue, Shamian, Guangzhou. ** English mass: every Sunday at 11:00 am. * St. Francis of Assisi Chapel ** Address: No. 26, Shanhehou Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (in Chinese: 广州市越秀区山河后街26号) ** English mass: every Sunday at 10:00 am.

References

External links

GCatholic.org

UCAN Diocese Profile
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Religious organizations established in 1848 Religion in Guangzhou