Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Anqing
安慶
latin=Archidioecesis Nganchimensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 38,000
population= 7,000,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 28,268
catholics_percent= 0.4
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 (中文) / Huaining 懷寧 (中文) / Huai-ning / Anking {Latin: " Nganchimen(sis)"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Anqing in China.
History
* 1929.02.21: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Anqing from the Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu 蕪湖
* 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anqing
Leadership
* Archbishops of Anqing 安慶 (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (April 11, 1946 – October 25, 1978)
* Vicars Apostolic of Anqing 安慶 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (later Archbishop) (February 14, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
uffragan Dioceses
* Bengbu 蚌埠
* Wuhu 蕪湖
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/anki0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/danki.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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