Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Kunming
昆明
latin=Archidioecesis Coenmimensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 耶稣圣心主教座堂
("Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus")
cocathedral =
area= 150,000
population= 8,000,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 10,025
catholics_percent= 0.1
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming {Latin: " Coenmimen(sis)", 中文:昆明 } is an archdiocese located in the city of Kunming in China.
History
* 1687: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi-Yunnan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian
* 1696: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan
* 1715: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
* August 28, 1840: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
* December 8, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kunming
Leadership
* Archbishops of Kunming 昆明 (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – September 30, 1973)
* Vicars Apostolic of Yunnanfu 雲南府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (December 8, 1943 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Jean Larregain, M.E.P. (June 13, 1939 – May 2, 1942)
** Bishop Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (May 3, 1933 – October 16, 1938)
** Bishop Charles-Marie-Félix de Gorostarzu, M.E.P. (October 21, 1907 – March 27, 1933)
* Vicars Apostolic of Yunnan 雲南 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Jean-Joseph Fenouil, M.E.P. (July 29, 1881 – January 10, 1907)
** Bishop Joseph Ponsot, M.E.P. (January 21, 1841 – November 17, 1880)
** Bishop Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. (October 2, 1739 – 1752)
uffragan Dioceses
* Dali 大理
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kunm0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkunm.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://catholicyn.org/ Archdiocese website (Chinese)]
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