Archdiocese of Nanjing [Nanking]

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing]
  • Latin Name: Nanchinensis
  • Erected: 30 September 1660
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Diocese of Nanking [Nanjing]
  • Latin Name: Nanchinensis
  • Elevated: 10 April 1690
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Kiangnan
  • Elevated: 21 January 1856
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Kiangsu
  • Latin Name: de Kiangsu
  • Name Changed: 8 August 1921
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing]
  • Latin Name: Nanchinensis
  • Name Changed: 1 May 1922
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ignace Cotolendi, M.E.P. † (20 Sep 1660 Appointed - 16 Aug 1662 Died)
• Gregory (Grégoire) Luo Wenzao (Lou, López), O.P. † (3 Jan 1674 Appointed - 27 Feb 1691 Died)
• Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M. † ( 1691 Appointed - 1694 Resigned)
• Alessandro Ciceri (Cicero), S.J. † (25 Jan 1694 Confirmed - 22 Dec 1703 Died)
• Francisco Spinola, S.J. † (28 Jun 1694 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Alessandro Ciceri (Cicero), S.J. † (5 Feb 1696 Ordained Bishop - 22 Dec 1703 Died)
• Antonio de Silva, S.J. † ( 1707 Appointed - 1726 Died)
• António Paes Godinho † (11 Feb 1718 Confirmed - 11 Feb 1721 Resigned)
• Emmanuel de Jesus-Maria-Joseph, O.F.M. † (12 Feb 1721 Appointed - 6 Jul 1739 Died)
• Francesco de Santa Rosa de Viterbo, O.F.M. Ref. † (26 Nov 1742 Confirmed - 21 Mar 1750 Died)
• Gottfried Xaver von Laimbeckhoven, S.J. † (15 May 1752 Confirmed - 22 May 1787 Died)
• Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † ( 1787 Appointed - 1804 Resigned)
• Eusebio Luciano Carvalho Gomes da Silva, C.M. † (14 Dec 1789 Confirmed - 30 Mar 1790 Died)
• Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (20 Aug 1804 Confirmed - 2 Nov 1838 Died)
• Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. Ref. † (2 Nov 1855 Succeeded - 2 Apr 1856 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè})
• André-Pierre (Andreas) Borgniet, S.J. † (2 Apr 1856 Appointed - 31 Jul 1862 Died)
• Mathurin Lemaître, S.J. † ( 1862 Appointed - 3 May 1863 Died)
• Joseph Gonnet, S.J. † ( 1863 Appointed - 1866 Resigned)
• Adrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. † (9 Sep 1864 Appointed - 30 Nov 1878 Died)
• Valentin Garnier, S.J. † (21 Jan 1879 Appointed - 14 Aug 1898 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste Simon, S.J. † (7 Jan 1899 Appointed - 10 Aug 1899 Died)
• Jules Prosper París, S.J. † (27 Apr 1900 Appointed - 13 May 1931 Died)
• Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. † (13 May 1931 Succeeded - 13 Dec 1933 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Shanghai [Shanghai])
• Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) † (7 Jul 1936 Appointed - 16 Aug 1978 Died)
• [John Li Wei-guang] † (15 Nov 1959 Ordained Bishop - 1966 Died)
• [Joseph Qian (Quin) Hui-min] † (24 Jul 1981 Ordained Bishop - 20 May 1993 Died)
• [Joseph Liu Yuanren] † (7 Dec 1993 Ordained Bishop - 20 Apr 2005 Died)
• Francis Xavier Lu Zinping (Lu Xinping) (20 Apr 2005 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

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 Nanjing [Nanking]
1950	32,536	6,000,000	.5%	37	10	47	692		10	33	17	ap1951

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Francis Xavier Lu Zinping (Lu Xinping) (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Jan 2000; Bishop: 20 Apr 2005)
• Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• André-Pierre (Andreas) Borgniet, S.J. † (Pro-Vicar Apostolic: 2 Apr 1856; Vicar Apostolic: 24 May 1859 to 31 Jul 1862)
• Nathaniel Johann Heinrich Bürger, O.F.M. Ref. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Jul 1778 to 22 Aug 1780)
• Eusebio Luciano Carvalho Gomes da Silva, C.M. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1789 to 30 Mar 1790)
• Alessandro Ciceri (Cicero), S.J. † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1694 to 22 Dec 1703)
• Ignace Cotolendi, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 Sep 1660 to 16 Aug 1662)
• Valentin Garnier, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Jan 1879 to 14 Aug 1898)
• Joseph Gonnet, S.J. † (Pro-Vicar Apostolic: 1863 to 1866)
• Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (Administrator: 1787 to 1804)
• Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 2 Jul 1928; Vicar Apostolic: 13 May 1931 to 13 Dec 1933)
• Emmanuel de Jesus-Maria-Joseph, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1721 to 6 Jul 1739)
• Gottfried Xaver von Laimbeckhoven, S.J. † (Bishop: 15 May 1752 to 22 May 1787)
• Adrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Sep 1864 to 30 Nov 1878)
• Mathurin Lemaître, S.J. † (Pro-Vicar Apostolic: 1862 to 3 May 1863)
• [Joseph Liu Yuanren] † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1993 to 20 Apr 2005)
• [John Li Wei-guang] † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1959 to 1966)
• Gregory (Grégoire) Luo Wenzao (Lou, López), O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jan 1674; Bishop: 10 Apr 1690 to 27 Feb 1691)
• Francesco Xavier Maresca, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Mar 1846 to 2 Nov 1855)
• José Monteiro, S.J. †
• Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1691 to 1694)
• António Paes Godinho † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1718 to 11 Feb 1721)
• Jules Prosper París, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Apr 1900 to 13 May 1931)
• Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 2 Nov 1838)
• [Joseph Qian (Quin) Hui-min] † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1981 to 20 May 1993)
• Francesco de Santa Rosa de Viterbo, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1742 to 21 Mar 1750)
• Antonio de Silva, S.J. † (Bishop: 1707 to 1726)
• Jean-Baptiste Simon, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Jan 1899 to 10 Aug 1899)
• Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. Ref. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Sep 1848; Bishop: 2 Nov 1855 to 2 Apr 1856)
• Francisco Spinola, S.J. † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1694 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Jul 1936; Archbishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 16 Aug 1978)

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