The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou ( la, Fuceuven(sis), ) is an
archdiocese located in the city of
Fuzhou in China.
History
* 1680: Established as
Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin
* October 3, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien
* December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou
Special churches
*Former Cathedral:
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澳尾巷玫瑰圣母堂 (''
The Aowei Church of Our Lady of Rosary'')
Leadership
Vicars Apostolic of Fujian / Fo-kien 福建 (Roman Rite)
* Bishop
François Pallu
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Life
Born in Tours, now in Indre-et-Loire, Pallu was recruited by Alexander de Rhodes, SJ, ...
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M.E.P. () (April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)
* Bishop
Charles Maigrot
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M.E.P. () (July 25, 1684 – 1709)
* Bishop
St. Pedro Sans i Jordà,
O.P. () (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)
* Bishop
Eusebio Oscot,
O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)
* Bishop
Francisco Pallás Faro
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Nicknames
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O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)
* Bishop
José Calvo
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O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)
* Bishop
Roque José Carpena Díaz
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O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)
* Bishop
Miguel Calderón
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O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)
* Bishop
Salvador Masot y Gómez,
O.P. () (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)
Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)
* Bishop
Francisco Aguirre Murga,
O.P. () (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)
Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)
*Archbishop
Theodore Labrador Fraile
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Places
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O.P. () (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
*Archbishop John Er-shi Ye (葉而適) (February 2, 1984 – February 23, 1991)
*Archbishop John Shu-dao Yang (楊樹道) (1995 – August 28, 2010)
*Archbishop Peter Jia-shan Lin (林佳善) (August 28, 2010 – Present)
Suffragan dioceses
*
Funing 福寧
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Tingzhou 汀州
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Xiamen 廈門
Sources
GCatholic.org
1680s establishments in China
Christianity in Fujian
Fuzhou
Religious organizations established in the 1680s
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
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