Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan

Archdiocese of Jinan

Archidioecesis Zinanensis

天主教济南总教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan)
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceShantung
Statistics
Area25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 1950)
5,000,000
44,016 (0.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan)
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Zhang Xianwang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan (Latin: Zinanen(sis), Chinese: 濟南) is an archdiocese located in the city of Jinan (Shandong) in China.

History

Sacred Heart Cathedral Jinan (in 2005)
  • September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the Diocese of Beijing
  • December 2, 1885: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan

Leadership

  • Vicars Apostolic of Scian-Ton (Shantung 山東) (Roman Rite)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shantung 山東北境 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Efrem Giesen, O.F.M. (申永福) (July 18, 1902 – 1919)
    • Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (August 2, 1920 – December 3, 1924)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Tsinanfu 濟南府 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (December 3, 1924 – 1927)
    • Bishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1929 – April 11, 1946)
  • Archbishops of Jinan 濟南 (Roman rite)

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-tung.

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