Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vacant

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Archbishop's House, Kaifeng, Henan, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan {Ho-Nan Orientale}
- Latin Name: Ho-Nanen Orientalis
- Erected: 21 September 1916
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu)
- Latin Name: Chaefomensis (de Kaifengfu)
- Name Changed: 3 December 1924
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. † (20 Nov 1916 Appointed - 26 Sep 1942 Died)
Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † (12 Dec 1946 Appointed - 8 Sep 1960 Appointed, Archbishop of Otranto)
[Stephan He Chunming] † (21 Jan 1962 Ordained Bishop - 12 Nov 1986 Died)
John Baptist Liang Xisheng † (31 Aug 1989 Ordained Bishop - 23 Sep 2007 Died)
[Stanislaus Han Daoyi] † (7 Nov 1993 Ordained Bishop - 27 Oct 2000 Died)
Joseph Gao Hongxiao, O.F.M. † (23 Sep 2007 Succeeded - 19 Dec 2022 Died)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan {Ho-Nan Orientale}
21 September 1916	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Honan {Ho-Nan Meridionale} (Kueitefu, Cengcioufu, and Kaifongfu)	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan {Ho-Nan Orientale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu)
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan {Ho-Nan Orientale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu)
15 December 1927	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu) (Siangcheng and ShenMu) Vicariate Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang] (Sinyang, Loshang, Chengyang, Sintsai, Jiming, Sftangtsai, Kwangchow, Kwangshan, Shangeheng, KusMh, and Sihsien along with Kioslian, Suiping, and Siping)	Prefecture Apostolic of Sinyangchow (erected)
19 June 1928	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu) (Kweiteh, Ningling, Kaocheng, Yucheng, Siayi, and Yuncheng)	Prefecture Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu] (erected)
18 May 1937	Territory Added	Prefecture Apostolic of Kweiteh [Shangqiu] (Kaocheng)	Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu)
Archdiocese of Kaifeng [Kaifeng]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu)	Archdiocese of Kaifeng [Kaifeng]

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Kaifeng [Kaifeng]

1950 18,487 4,500,000 .4% 13 18 31 596 38 17 ap1951

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Kaifeng [Kaifeng]
1950	18,487	4,500,000	.4%	13	18	31	596			38	17	ap1951

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Antonio Barosi, P.I.M.E. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1940 to 19 Nov 1941)
Joseph Gao Hongxiao, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Jan 2005; Archbishop: 23 Sep 2007 to 19 Dec 2022)
[Stanislaus Han Daoyi] † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1993 to 27 Oct 2000)
[Stephan He Chunming] † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1962 to 12 Nov 1986)
John Baptist Liang Xisheng † (Archbishop: 31 Aug 1989 to 23 Sep 2007)
Luigi Nogara, P.I.M.E. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1942 to 1946)
Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † (Archbishop: 12 Dec 1946 to 8 Sep 1960)
Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 Nov 1916 to 26 Sep 1942)
Anthony Zhong Changfeng (Zong Changfeng, Song Changfeng) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Jun 1998 to 2008)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan {Ho-Nan Orientale}
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 8, Page 385, and Page 386
Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 23, to Page 25
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 426, and Page 427
Archdiocese of Kaifeng [Kaifeng]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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