Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng (Latin: Chaefomen(sis), simplified Chinese: 开封; traditional Chinese: 開封; pinyin: Kāifēng) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kaifeng in Henan province, China.

Archdiocese of Kaifeng Archidioecesis Chaefomensis 天主教开封总教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kaifeng
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Kaifeng
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 4,500,000 18,487 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kaifeng
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede vacante

History

• September 21, 1916: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Honan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Honan and Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Honan
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kaifengfu
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaifeng

Leadership

• Archbishops of Kaifeng (開封) (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Gao Hongxiao, O.F.M. (2007–2022)
  • Archbishop John Baptist Liang Xisheng (1989–2007)
  • Archbishop Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. (December 12, 1946–September 8, 1960)
• Vicars Apostolic of Kaifengfu (開封府) (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (December 3, 1924–1940)
• Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Honan (河南東境) (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (1916–December 3, 1924)

Suffragan dioceses

• Guide (歸德)
• Luoyang (洛陽)
• Nanyang (南陽)
• Weihui (衛輝)
• Xinyang (信陽)
• Zhengzhou (鄭州)
• Zhumadian (駐馬店)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy