Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Fuzhou
福州
latin=Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 泛船浦圣多明我主教座堂
("Cathedral of St. Dominic")
cocathedral =
area= 32,348
population= 2,975,730
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 40,525
catholics_percent= 1.4
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

History

* 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

pecial Churches

*Former Cathedral:
**澳尾巷玫瑰圣母堂
("Church of Holy Rosary")

Leadership

* Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
* Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. (宋金铃) (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)
* Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. (蘇瑪素) (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)
* Vicars Apostolic of Fujian 福建 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Miguel Calderón, O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)
** Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz, O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)
** Bishop José Calvo, O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)
** Bishop Francisco Pallás Faro, O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)
** Bishop Eusebio Oscot, O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)
** Saint Bishop Pedro Sans i Jordà, O.P. (白多祿) (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)
** Bishop Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. (颜当) (July 25, 1684 – 1709)
** Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. (April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)

uffragan Dioceses

* Funing 福寧
* Tingzhou 汀州
* Xiamen 廈門

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/fooc0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dfooc.html Catholic Hierarchy]