Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang (Latin: Nanciamen(sis), Chinese: 南昌) is an archdiocese based in the city of Nanchang in China.

Archdiocese of Nanchang Archidioecesis Nanciamensis 天主教南昌总教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Nanchang
Statistics
Population Total Catholics	(as of 1950) 4,872,691 25,996 (0.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV

History

• 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
• 1838: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
• 1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
• August 19, 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiangsi
• August 25, 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiujiang
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanchang
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanchang

Leadership

• Archbishops of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop John Wu Shi-zhen (1991–2014)
  • Archbishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (July 18, 1946 – 1972)
• Vicars Apostolic of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. (July 3, 1931 – February 19, 1944)
  • Bishop Louis-Élisée Fatiguet, C.M. (February 24, 1911 – February 13, 1931)
• Vicars Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi 江西北境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Paul-Léon Ferrant, C.M. (September 24, 1905 – November 5, 1910)
  • Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (August 19, 1879 – September 24, 1905)
• Vicars Apostolic of Kiangsi 江西 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (March 15, 1870 – August 19, 1879)
  • Bishop François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. (顧方濟) (1854 – February 2, 1860)
  • Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (February 27, 1852 – June 12, 1854)
  • Bishop Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. (March 26, 1846 – July 20, 1850)

Suffragan dioceses

• Ganzhou 贛州
• Ji’an 吉安
• Nancheng 南城
• Yujiang 餘江

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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