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Roman Catholic archdiocese in China
Archdiocese of Nanning
Archidioecesis Nannimensis
天主教南宁总教区
Cathedral of Our Lady of China
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceNanning
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
6,000,000
7,584 (0.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of China in Nanning
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Tan Yanquan
Map
Map of Kwanghsi Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay , 1889.
Map of Kwanghsi Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.

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

  • 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

Suffragan dioceses

References

  1. Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Nanning [Nanning]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

Sources

22°50′48″N 108°20′17″E / 22.8468°N 108.3380°E / 22.8468; 108.3380


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