The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang/Kweyang ( la, Coeiiamen(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
Guiyang
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in China.
History
* October 15, 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian
* 1715: Suppressed to the
Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
* March 27, 1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow from the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guiyang
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guiyang
Leadership
* Vicars Apostolic of Kweichow 貴州 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Etienne-Raymond Albrand, M.E.P. () (August 13, 1846 – April 22, 1853)
** Bishop
Louis-Simon Faurie, M.E.P. () (1853 – June 21, 1871)
** Bishop
François-Eugène Lions, M.E.P. (December 22, 1871 – April 24, 1893)
** Bishop François-Lazare Seguin, M.E.P. (October 21, 1913 – December 3, 1924)
* Vicars Apostolic of Guiyang 貴陽 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
François-Lazare Seguin, M.E.P. (December 3, 1924 – September 11, 1942)
** Bishop Jean Larrart, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (September 13, 1942 – April 11, 1946)
* Arch
bishops of Guiyang (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Jean Larrart,
M.E.P.
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(April 11, 1946 – July 14, 1966)
** Archbishop
Augustine Hu Daguo (1987-1997)
** Archbishop
Anicetus Andrew Wang Chong-yi (1988– September 8, 2014)
Suffragan dioceses
*
Nanlong
See also
*
Christianity in Guizhou
Sources
GCatholic.orgUCAN Diocese Profile
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1696
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century
1690s establishments in China
Christianity in Guizhou
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang
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