Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou (Latin: Fuceuven(sis), Chinese: 福州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fuzhou in China.

Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis

天主教福州总教区
St Dominic's Cathedral
Location
Country China
TerritoryFuzhou; Yong'an, Datian County, Youxi County, Sha County, and Jiangle County of Sanming; Gutian County and Pingnan County of Ningde; Yanping District and Shunchang County of Nanping
Ecclesiastical provinceFuzhou
Statistics
Area32,348 km2 (12,490 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 1950)
2,975,730
40,525 (1.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSaint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopPeter Lin Jia-shan
Apostolic AdministratorIgnatius Huang Shou-cheng

History

  • 1680: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin
  • October 3, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien
  • December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Special churches

Leadership

  • Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. (宋金铃) (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. (蘇瑪素) (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Fujian 福建 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Miguel Calderón, O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)
    • Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz, O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)
    • Bishop José Calvo, O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)
    • Bishop Francisco Pallás Faro, O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)
    • Bishop Eusebio Oscot, O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)
    • Saint Bishop Pedro Sans i Jordà, O.P. (白多祿) (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)
    • Bishop Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. (颜当) (July 25, 1684 – 1709)
    • Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. (陸方濟)(April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)

Suffragan dioceses

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