The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan ( la, Zinanen(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
Jinan
Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...
(
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
) in China.
History
* September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the
Diocese of Beijing
* December 2, 1885: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan
Leadership
* Vicars Apostolic of Scian-Ton (Shantung 山東) (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Ludovico Maria Besi (dei Conti) Besi (10 Jan 1840 Appointed - 3 Jun 1848)
** Bishop
Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1844 – September 27, 1870)
* Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shantung 山東北境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Efrem Giesen, O.F.M. (申永福) (July 18, 1902 – 1919)
** Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (August 2, 1920 – December 3, 1924)
* Vicars Apostolic of Tsinanfu 濟南府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (December 3, 1924 – 1927)
** Bishop
Cyrillus Jarre
Cyrillus Jarre (born February 2, 1878 in Ahrweiler, Rhine Province, Germany as Rudolf Jarre, died March 8, 1952 in Jinan, Shandong, China, zh, t=楊恩賚, s=杨恩赉, first=t, w=Yang Ên-lai, p=Yáng Ēnlài, also known as Cirillo Rudol ...
, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1929 – April 11, 1946)
* Archbishops of Jinan 濟南 (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (April 11, 1946 – March 8, 1952)
** Fr.
John P’ing Ta-kuam,
O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator November 7, 1952 – 1984)
** Archbishop
James Zhao Zi-ping
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
(1997 - May 18, 2008)
** Archbishop
Joseph Zhang Xianwang (2008–present)
Suffragan dioceses
*
Caozhou 曹州
*
Qingdao 青島
*
Yanggu 陽穀
*
Yantai 煙台
*
Yanzhou 兖州
*
Yizhou 沂州
*
Zhoucun 周村
Sources
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1839
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1839 establishments in China
Religion in Shandong
Jinan
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