Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Nanning
南寧
latin=Archidioecesis Nannimensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 中华圣母主教座堂
("Cathedral of Our Lady of China")
cocathedral =
area=
population= 6,000,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 7,584
catholics_percent= 0.7
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

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

History

* August 6, 1875: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Guangxi 廣西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東
* June 6, 1914: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangxi 廣西
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧

Leadership

* Archbishops of Nanning (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (April 11, 1946 – February 7, 1954)
* Vicars Apostolic of Nanning 南寧 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (later Archbishop) (June 30, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (April 6, 1914 – June 10, 1929)
* Prefects Apostolic of Guangxi 廣西 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (December 22, 1910 – April 6, 1914)
** Bishop Joseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. (罗惠良) (April 26, 1900 – August 23, 1910)
** Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. (司立修) (August 21, 1891 – September 22, 1899)
** Bishop Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. (富于道) (August 13, 1878 – March 31, 1889)
** Fr. Aloysius Jolly, M.E.P. (文芍理) (1875 – 1878)

uffragan Dioceses

* Wuzhou 梧州

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/nann0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnann.html Catholic Hierarchy]