The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang ( la, Fomtienen(sis), ) is a Latin Metropolitan
archdiocese in northeastern
PR China
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.
Its
cathedral
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episcopal see is a Cathedral of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus
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, in the city of
Shenyang, capital of
Liaoning Province.
History
* Established in 1838 as
Apostolic Vicariate of Liaotung 遼東 alias of Manchuria and Mongolia 滿蒙獨立, on territory split off from the then
Roman Catholic Diocese of Beijing 北京
* August 20, 1840: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of (Liaotung and) Manchuria 遼東滿州, having lost territory to establish the
Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古)
* May 10, 1898: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Manchuria 南滿, having lost territory to establish the
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Manchuria
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jilin/Kírín ( la, Chilinen(sis), ) is a Latin diocese in Manchuria, northeast China.
It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Shenyang 瀋陽, yet depends on the missionary Roman Co ...
北滿)
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Shenyang 瀋陽 alias Fengtian 奉天 alias Moukden
* Lost territory on 1929-08-02 to establish the
Apostolic Prefecture of Szepingkai 四平街 and again on 1932-02-04 to establish the
Apostolic Prefecture of Fushun 撫順 (now a suffragan)
* Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shenyang 瀋陽, ending its missionary, exempt pre-diocesan status
* Lost territory on 1949-07-14 to establish the
Diocese of Yingkou 營口 (as a suffragan)
Episcopal ordinaries
(all
Roman Rite)
;'' Apostolic Vicar of Liaotung (Manchuria and Mongolia) 遼東 ''
* Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles,
Paris Foreign Missions Society
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(M.E.P.) (方若望) (December 11, 1838 – August 20, 1840 ''see below''),
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...
of
Columbica (1838-12-11 – 1878-04-29)
; ''Apostolic of Vicars (Liaotung and) Manchuria 遼東滿州''
*
Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles, M.E.P. () (''see above''August 20, 1840 – death April 29, 1878)
*
Constant Dubail, M.E.P. () (May 23, 1879 – death December 7, 1887), Titular Bishop of
Bolina (1879-05-23 – 1887-12-07)
**
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Joseph-André Boyer (), M.E.P. (1886-04-13 – death 1887-03-08), Titular Bishop of
Myrina (1886-04-13 – 1887-03-08)
*
Louis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. () (March 23, 1888 – death May 17, 1889), Titular Bishop of
Traianopolis (in Phrygia) (1888-03-23 – 1889-05-17)
* Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. () (December 28, 1889 – May 10, 1898 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Eumenia (1889-12-28 – 1900-07-02 ''see below'')
**
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Pierre-Marie-François Lalouyer (), M.E.P. (1897-07-24 – 1898-05-16), Titular Bishop of
Raphaneæ (1897-07-24 – death 1923-02-17), later Apostolic Vicar of
Northern Manchuria 北滿 (China) (1898-05-16 – 1923-02-17)
; ''Apostolic Vicars of Southern Manchuria 南滿''
*
Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. (紀隆) (''see above'' May 10, 1898 – death July 2, 1900)
*
Marie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. (蘇裴理斯) (February 21, 1901 – July 1, 1920), Titular Bishop of
Zela (February 21, 1901 – death July 31, 1923)
**
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Vincent-François-Joseph Sage (善味增爵), M.E.P. (1914-07-20 – death 1917-09-20, Titular Bishop of
Cusæ (1914-07-20 – 1917-09-20)
* Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (December 19, 1921 – December 3, 1924 ''see below''), previously Apostolic Vicar of
Southern Manchuria 南滿 (China) (1921-12-19 – 1924-12-03) & Titular Bishop of
Lambæsis (1921-12-29 – 1946-04-11)
; ''Apostolic Vicar of Shenyang 瀋陽''
* Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. () (''see above'' December 3, 1924 – April 11, 1946 ''see below'')
;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Shenyang 瀋陽''
*
Jean-Marie-Michel Blois,
M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (''see above'' April 11, 1946 – death May 18, 1946)
*
Ignatius Pi Shu-shi (皮漱石) (July 26, 1949 – death May 16, 1978)
*''uncanonical Paul Xu Zhen-jiang () (1981 – death 1984-06-22) (consecrated Bishop without papal mandate 1981-07-24)''
*''Lawrence Zhang Huai-liang (張化良) (1988 – death April 1989) (consecrated Bishop 1988-10-16)''
*''Pius Jin Pei-xian () (1989 – 2008-0-29 death 2008-11-04) (consecrated Bishop 1989-05-21)''
*
Paul Pei Junmin (June 29, 2008 – ...); succeeded as former
Coadjutor Archbishop The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence.
These include:
* Coad ...
of Shenyang (2006-05-07 – 2008-06-29)
Province
Its
ecclesiastical province
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comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following
suffragan bishoprics :
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chifeng 赤峰
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fushun 撫順
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jilin 吉林
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol 熱河 in
Chengde
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*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sipingjie 四平街
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanji 延吉
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Yingkou 營口
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography linksUCAN Diocese Profile
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Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1838
Organizations based in Liaoning
Christianity in Liaoning
Shenyang
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
1838 establishments in China