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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Coordinates: 26°16′00″N 119°13′01″E / 26.2667°N 119.2170°E / 26.2667; 119.2170
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Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis

天主教福州总教区
St Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
Location
Country China
TerritoryFuzhou; Yong'an, Datian County, Youxi County, Sha County, and Jiangle County of Sanming; Gutian County and Pingnan County of Ningde; Yanping District and Shunchang County of Nanping
Ecclesiastical provinceFuzhou
Statistics
Area32,348 km2 (12,490 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
2,975,730
40,525 (1.4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSaint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede vacante

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou (Latin: Fuceuven(sis), Chinese: 福州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fuzhou in China.

History

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  • 1680: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin
  • October 3, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien
  • December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Special churches

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Leadership

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Vicars Apostolic of Fujian / Fo-kien 福建 (Roman Rite)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)

Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)

Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)

  • Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
  • Archbishop John Er-shi Ye (葉而適) (February 2, 1984 – February 23, 1991)
  • Archbishop John Shu-dao Yang (楊樹道) (1995 – August 28, 2010)
  • Archbishop Peter Lin Jiashan (林佳善) (August 28, 2010 – April 14, 2023)

Suffragan dioceses

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Sources

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26°16′00″N 119°13′01″E / 26.2667°N 119.2170°E / 26.2667; 119.2170