Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning

Archdiocese of Nanning Archidioecesis Nannimensis 天主教南宁总教区
Cathedral of Our Lady of China
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Nanning
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 6,000,000 7,584 (0.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of China in Nanning
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Tan Yanquan

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning (Latin: Nannimen(sis), Chinese: 南寧) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning (Guangxi) in China.

History

Map of Kwanghsi mission, prepared by Adrien Launay, 1889.

• August 6, 1875: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Guangxi 廣西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東
• June 6, 1914: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangxi 廣西
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧

Leadership

• Archbishops of Nanning (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Tan Yanquan (2007–present)
  • Archbishop Joseph Meng Ziwen (1984 - 2007)
  • Archbishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (April 11, 1946 – February 7, 1954)
• Vicars Apostolic of Nanning 南寧 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (later Archbishop) (June 30, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (April 6, 1914 – June 10, 1929)
• Prefects Apostolic of Guangxi (Kuamsi) 廣西 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (December 22, 1910 – April 6, 1914)
  • Bishop Joseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. (罗惠良) (April 26, 1900 – August 23, 1910)
  • Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. (司立修) (August 21, 1891 – September 22, 1899)
  • Bishop Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. (富于道) (August 13, 1878 – March 31, 1889)
  • Fr. Aloysius Jolly, M.E.P. (文芍理) (1875–1878)

Suffragan dioceses

• Wuzhou 梧州

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy