Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning (Latin: Nannimen(sis), Chinese: 南寧) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning (Guangxi) in China.

Archdiocese of Nanning Archidioecesis Nannimensis 天主教南宁总教区
Cathedral of Our Lady of China
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Nanning
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 6,000,000 7,584 (0.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of China in Nanning
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Tan Yanquan
Map
Map of Kwanghsi Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay, 1889.

History

• August 6, 1875: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Guangxi 廣西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東
• June 6, 1914: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangxi 廣西
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧

Leadership

• Archbishops of Nanning (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Tan Yanquan (2007–present)
  • Archbishop Joseph Meng Ziwen (1984 - 2007)
  • Archbishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (April 11, 1946 – February 7, 1954)
• Vicars Apostolic of Nanning 南寧 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (later Archbishop) (June 30, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (April 6, 1914 – June 10, 1929)
• Prefects Apostolic of Guangxi (Kuamsi) 廣西 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (December 22, 1910 – April 6, 1914)
  • Bishop Joseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. (罗惠良) (April 26, 1900 – August 23, 1910)
  • Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. (司立修) (August 21, 1891 – September 22, 1899)
  • Bishop Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. (富于道) (August 13, 1878 – March 31, 1889)
  • Fr. Aloysius Jolly, M.E.P. (文芍理) (1875–1878)

Suffragan dioceses

• Wuzhou 梧州

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy