Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 / Huaining 懷寧 (Wade Giles: Huai-ning / Anking, Latin: Nganchimen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Anqing in China.

Archdiocese of Anqing Archidioecesis Nganchimensis 天主教安庆总教区
Former Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Anqing
Location
Country	China
Statistics
Area	38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 7,000,000 28,268 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 February 1929 (As Vicariate Apostolic of Anking) 11 April 1946 (As Archdiocese of Anqing)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Thomas, Hefei
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Joseph Liu Xinhong
Suffragans	Diocese of Bengbu Diocese of Wuhu

History

• 1929.02.21: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Anqing from the Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu 蕪湖
• 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anqing

Leadership

• Vicar Apostolic of Anqing 安慶 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (February 14, 1930 – April 11, 1946 see below)
• Archbishops of Anqing 安慶 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (see above April 11, 1946 – October 25, 1978)
  • Bishop Joseph Zhu Hua-yu (1997 - February 26, 2005), listed as not in union with the Holy See
  • Bishop Joseph Liu Xinhong (selected 2005; September 22, 2018)

Suffragan dioceses

• Bengbu 蚌埠
• Wuhu 蕪湖

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy