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Archdiocese of Hankow [Hankou]

Archidioecesis Hancheuvensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Francis Joseph Cui Qingqi, O.F.M., Bishop
  • Joseph Shen Guo’an, Former Bishop-Elect

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 11 April 1946
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Square Kilometers: 12,120 (4,681 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, 16 Shangai Road, Hankou, Hubei, China

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè}
8 April 1856ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Houkouang Vicariate Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè} (erected)
2 September 1870SplitVicariate Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè} Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Settentrionale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}
2 September 1870SplitVicariate Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè} Vicariate Apostolic of Northwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Settentrionale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}
12 December 1923Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale} (Hanyang, Mienyang, Tsienkiang, Tienmen, Kingshan, and Anlu, as well as part of Hanchwan) Prefecture Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang] (erected)
12 December 1923Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale} (Wuchang, Sienning, Tungsiian, Woeheng, Tayeh, and Hingkwo) Prefecture Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang] (erected)
12 December 1923Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale} (Puchi, Kiayü, Tsungyang, and Tungcheng) Prefecture Apostolic of Puchi [Puqi] (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou]
12 December 1923Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale} Vicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou]
18 July 1929Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou] (Hwangchow, Kishui, Kichow, Hwangtsi, Hwangmei, Lotien, Macheng, and Hwangan) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Hwangchow (erected)
17 June 1937Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou] (Suihsien, Ingshanhsien, and Anluhsien) Prefecture Apostolic of Suixian [Suihsien] (erected)
Archdiocese of Hankow [Hankou]
11 April 1946ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou] Archdiocese of Hankow [Hankou]

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Hankow [Hankou]
195035,2392,200,0001.6%1149605872812825ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè}
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 128
  • Vicariate Apostolic of Hankow [Hankou]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 35, to Page 37
  • Archdiocese of Hankow [Hankou]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313
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