The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou/Hangchow ( la, Hamceuven(sis), ) is an
archdiocese located in the city of
Hangzhou
Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whic ...
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Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...
) in China. The Archdiocese has not had a bishop with a papal mandate from 1956 until 2008.
Matthew Cao Xiangde was appointed bishop by the
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
The Catholic Patriotic Association (), abbreviated CPA, is a state-sanctioned organization of Catholicism in the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1957 after a group of Chinese Catholics met in Beijing with officials from the C ...
but then recognized by the
Holy See
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.
History
* May 10, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Chekiang from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hangzhou
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hangzhou
Leadership
* Arch
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Hangzhou (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier,
C.M. (梅占魁) (April 11, 1946 – April 2, 1956)
* Vicars Apostolic of Hangzhou 杭州 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (later Archbishop) (February 18, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop
Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M. (田法服) (May 10, 1910 – February 18, 1937)
Suffragan dioceses
*
Lishui 麗水
*
Ningbo 寧波
*
Taizhou 台州
*
Yongjia 永嘉
References
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Christian organizations established in 1910
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1910 establishments in China
Christianity in Zhejiang
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