Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Taiyuan
太原
latin=Archidioecesis Taeiuenensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 圣母无原罪主教座堂
("Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception")
cocathedral =
area= 16,000
population= 1,500,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 40,749
catholics_percent= 1950
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan {Latin: " Taeiuenen(sis)", 中文:太原 } is an archdiocese located in the city of Taiyuan in China.
History
* June 17, 1890: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shansi 山西北境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taiyuan 太原
Leadership
* Archbishops of Taiyuan (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. (李路加) (April 11, 1946 – 1983)
* Vicars Apostolic of Taiyuanfu 太原府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. (李路加) (later Archbishop) (January 12, 1940 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (December 3, 1924 – 1938)
* Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shansi 山西北境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (July 7, 1916 – December 3, 1924)
** Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (February 15, 1910 – July 7, 1916)
** Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (March 16, 1902 – November 18, 1909)
** Saint Bishop Gregorio Maria Grassi, O.F.M. (艾士杰) (June 17, 1890 – July 19, 1900)
uffragan Dioceses
* Datong 大同
* Fenyang 汾陽
* Hongdong 洪洞
* Lu’an 潞安
* Shuozhou 朔州
* Yuci 榆次
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/taiy0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtaiy.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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