The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang/Kweyang ( la, Coeiiamen(sis), ) is an

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located in the city of

Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...

in China.

History

* October 15, 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian * 1715: Suppressed to the

Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

* March 27, 1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow from the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guiyang * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guiyang

Leadership

* Vicars Apostolic of Kweichow 貴州 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Etienne-Raymond Albrand, M.E.P. () (August 13, 1846 – April 22, 1853) ** Bishop Louis-Simon Faurie, M.E.P. () (1853 – June 21, 1871) ** Bishop François-Eugène Lions, M.E.P. (December 22, 1871 – April 24, 1893) ** Bishop François-Lazare Seguin, M.E.P. (October 21, 1913 – December 3, 1924) * Vicars Apostolic of Guiyang 貴陽 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop François-Lazare Seguin, M.E.P. (December 3, 1924 – September 11, 1942) ** Bishop Jean Larrart, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (September 13, 1942 – April 11, 1946) * Arch

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s of Guiyang (Roman rite) ** Archbishop

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(April 11, 1946 – July 14, 1966) ** Archbishop

Augustine Hu Daguo Augustine Hu Daguo (15 May 1921 – 17 February 2011) was the underground Roman Catholic bishop (as such, he was then considered a part of the Vatican-recognized hierarchy in China approved by and in communion with the Pope) of the Apostolic ...

(1987-1997) ** Archbishop

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(1988– September 8, 2014)

Suffragan dioceses

* Nanlong

Sources

GCatholic.org

UCAN Diocese Profile
Roman Catholic dioceses in China Religious organizations established in 1696 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century 1690s establishments in China Christianity in Guizhou

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guiyang/Kweyang ( la, Coeiiamen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Guiyang in China. History * October 15, 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fuj ...

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History

Leadership

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources