Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Guangzhou
廣州
latin=Archidioecesis Coamceuvensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 耶稣圣心主教座堂（石室教堂）
("Sacred Heart Cathedral (Seksat Cathedral)")

cocathedral =
area= 43,332
population= 4,800,000
population_as_of= 1949
catholics= 20,346
catholics_percent= 0.4
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

History

* 1848: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi from the Diocese of Macau
* 1875: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong
* April 6, 1914: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangzhou
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guangzhou

Leadership

* Archbishops of Guangzhou (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming), S.J. (鄧以明) (May 26, 1981 – June 27, 1995)
** Bishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming), S.J. (鄧以明) (later Archbishop) (Apostolic Administrator October 1, 1950 – May 26, 1981)
** Archbishop Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – December 11, 1947)
* Vicars Apostolic of Guangzhou 廣州 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (February 20, 1923 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (April 28, 1916 – March 21, 1921)
** Bishop Adolphe Rayssac, M.E.P. (Apostolic Administrator 1915 – 1916)
** Bishop Jean-Marie Mérel, M.E.P. (April 6, 1914 – August 6, 1914)
*Vicars Apostolic of Guangdong 廣東 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Jean-Marie Mérel, M.E.P. (April 20, 1901 – April 6, 1914)
** Bishop Augustin Chausse, M.E.P. (April 5, 1886 – October 12, 1900)
** Bishop Philippe François Zéphirin Guillemin, M.E.P. (November 16, 1853 – April 5, 1886)

uffragan Dioceses

* Beihai 北海
* Hong Kong 香港
* Jiangmen 江門
* Jiaying 嘉應
* Shantou 汕頭
* Shaozhou 韶州

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/cant0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcant.html Catholic Hierarchy]