The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou ( la, Lanceuven(sis), ) is a Latin Metropolitan

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of the Catholic church with an

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, yet depends on the missionary

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. Its archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral of the

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located in the city of

Lanzhou Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...

Gansu Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibe ...

province. No statistics available.

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The Metropolitan's

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sees are : *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pingliang The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pingliang ( la, Pimliamen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Pingliang (Gansu) in the Ecclesiastical province of Lanzhou in China. History * January 25, 1930: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Pinglian ...

() *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Qinzhou/Tsínchow/Tianshui ( la, Zinceuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in Qinzhou (Gansu) in the Ecclesiastical province of Lanzhou in China. History * April 28, 1905: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southe ...

()

History

* Established on 21 June 1878 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kan-su, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi * Renamed on 28 April 1905 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kansu, having lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu () * March 8, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Kansu, having (re)gained territory from its above daughter Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu () * 3 December 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lanchowfu * Lost territories again : on 1930.02.14 to establish the Mission sui juris of Xinjiang () and on 1937.02.04 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Xining () * Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lanzhou

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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;''Apostolic Vicar of Kan-su'' *

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, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) (born Netherlands) (1878.06.21–1888.08.30),

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(1878.06.21–1900.07.15), next Apostolic Vicar of Southwestern Mongolia () (China) (1888.08.30–death 1900.07.15) ;''Apostolic Vicars of Northern Kansu ()'' *

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, C.I.C.M. (born Belgium) (June 20, 1890–retired 1918), Titular Bishop of

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(1890.06.20–death 1938.02.25) *

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() (China) (1922.03.14–retired 1930.03.21), died 1938 ;''Apostolic Vicar of Western Kansu ()'' * Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (born Germany) (November 25, 1924–3 December 1924 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Issus (1924.11.25–1946.04.11) ;''Apostolic Vicar of Lanchowfu ()'' * Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (''see above'' 3 December 1924–April 11, 1946 ''see below'') ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Lanzhou ()'' *

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, S.V.D. (''see above'' April 11, 1946–death January 18, 1959) * Philip Yang Libo (first native incumbent) (1981–death 15 February 1998)–clandestine consecration 1981 *

Joseph Han Zhihai Joseph Han Zhihai (; born 1966) is a Chinese Catholic priest and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou since 2003. Biography Han was born in China in 1966. He was ordained a priest in 1994. He succeeded Archbishop Philip Yang ...

(2003–present).

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