The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan ( la, Taeiuenen(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
Taiyuan
Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...
(
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
) in China.
History
* June 17, 1890: Established as
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shansi 山西北境 from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taiyuan 太原
* August 28, 2022: The Beihan Church (北寒天主堂) in Taiyuan was demolished by the local authority.
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 Taiyuan (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Paul Meng Zhuyou
Paul Meng Zhuyou (; born January 8, 1963) is a Chinese Catholic clergyman and Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan from 2013.
Biography
He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1991. He accepted the episcopacy with a ...
(2013–present)
** Archbishop
Sylvester Li Jian-tang
Sylvester Li Jiantang (; 23 December 1925 – 13 August 2017) was a Catholic archbishop.
Li Jiantang was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese ...
(1994–2013)
** Archbishop
Domenico Luca Capozi,
O.F.M. (李路加) (April 11, 1946 – 1983)
* Vicars Apostolic of Taiyuanfu 太原府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. (李路加) (later Archbishop) (January 12, 1940 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop
Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (December 3, 1924 – 1938)
* Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shansi 山西北境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (July 7, 1916 – December 3, 1924)
** Bishop
Eugenio Massi
Eugenio Massi (; 13 August 1875 – 10 December 1944) was an Italian Catholic missionary prelate and archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan from 1910 to 1916 and apostolic administrator of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanko ...
, O.F.M. (希賢) (February 15, 1910 – July 7, 1916)
** Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (March 16, 1902 – November 18, 1909)
**
Saint
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ...
Bishop
Gregorio Maria Grassi
Gregory Mary Grassi, O.F.M., (in Italian language Gregorio Maria Grassi) (13 December 1833 – 9 July 1900) was an Italian Franciscan friar and bishop who is honored as a Catholic martyr and saint.
He is one of the 120 Martyrs of China who w ...
, O.F.M. (艾士杰) (June 17, 1890 – July 19, 1900)
Suffragan dioceses
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Datong 大同
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Fenyang 汾陽
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Hongdong 洪洞
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Lu’an 潞安
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Shuozhou 朔州
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Yuci 榆次
References
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1890
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
Religion in Shanxi
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