Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan

Archdiocese of Suiyuan Archidioecesis Soeiiüenensis 天主教绥远总教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Suiyuan
Statistics
Area	100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 1,065,775 41,932 (3.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hohhot
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Meng Qinglu

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohhot (Latin: Soeiiüenen(sis), Chinese: 綏遠, 呼和浩特) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hohhot in China.

History

• December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古
• March 14, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan
• 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠

Leadership

• Archbishops of Suiyuan (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Paul Meng Qinglu (2010–present)
  • Archbishop John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (1997 - 2005)
  • Archbishop Francis Wang Xueming (王學明) (August 19, 1951 – February 10, 1997)
  • Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – August 19, 1951)
• Vicars Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (March 21, 1938 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Louis van Dyck, C.I.C.M. (葛崇德) (August 10, 1915 – December 5, 1937)
• Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Alfons Bermyn, C.I.C.M. (闵玉清) (April 3, 1901 – February 16, 1915)
  • Bishop Ferdinand Hamer, C.I.C.M. (韩默理) (1889–1900)
  • Bishop Alfons De Vos, C.I.C.M. (德玉明) (1883–1889)

Suffragan dioceses

• Jining 集寧
• Ningxia 寧夏
• Xiwanzi 西彎子

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy