Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou

Archdiocese of Hangzhou Archidioecesis Hamceuvensis 天主教杭州总教区
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Hangzhou
Statistics
Area	34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 6,467,246 27,003 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hangzhou)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou/Hangchow (Latin: Hamceuven(sis), Chinese: 杭州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hangzhou (Zhejiang) in China. The Archdiocese has not had a bishop with a papal mandate from 1956 until 2008. Matthew Cao Xiangde was appointed bishop by the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association but then recognized by the Holy See.

History

• May 10, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Chekiang from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hangzhou
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hangzhou

Leadership

• Archbishops of Hangzhou (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (April 11, 1946 – April 2, 1956)
• Vicars Apostolic of Hangzhou 杭州 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (later Archbishop) (February 18, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M. (田法服) (May 10, 1910 – February 18, 1937)

Suffragan dioceses

• Lishui 麗水
• Ningbo 寧波
• Taizhou 台州
• Yongjia 永嘉

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy