Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Suiyuan
綏遠
latin=Archidioecesis Soeiiüenensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 耶稣圣心主教座堂
("Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral")
cocathedral =
area= 100,000
population= 1,065,775
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 41,932
catholics_percent= 3.9
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohot {Latin: " Soeiiüenen(sis)", 中文:綏遠, 呼和浩特} is an archdiocese located in the city of Hohhot in China.

History

* December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古
* March 14, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan
* 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠

Leadership

* Archbishops of Suiyuan (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Francis Wang Xue-ming (王學明) (August 19, 1951 – February 10, 1997)
** Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – August 19, 1951)
* Vicars Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (March 21, 1938 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Luigi van Dyck, C.I.C.M. (葛崇德) (August 10, 1915 – December 5, 1937)
* Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Alfonso Bermyn, C.I.C.M. (闵玉清) (April 3, 1901 – February 16, 1915)
** Bishop Hamer, C.I.C.M. (韩默理) (1890? – 1900)
** Bishop Deuos Ayons, C.I.C.M. (德玉明) (1883 – 1890?)

uffragan Dioceses

* Jining 集寧
* Ningxia 寧夏
* Xiwanzi 西彎子

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/suiy0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsuiy.html Catholic Hierarchy]