Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan

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

Archdiocese of Jinan Archidioecesis Zinanensis 天主教济南总教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan)
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Shantung
Statistics
Area	25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 5,000,000 44,016 (0.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Zhang Xianwang

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)
  • Bishop Ludovico Maria Besi (dei Conti) Besi (10 Jan 1840 Appointed - 3 Jun 1848)
  • Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1844 – September 27, 1870)
• 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)
  • Archbishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (April 11, 1946 – March 8, 1952)
  • Fr. John P’ing Ta-kuam, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator November 7, 1952 – 1984)
  • Archbishop James Zhao Zi-ping (1997 - May 18, 2008)
  • Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xianwang (2008–present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Caozhou 曹州
• Qingdao 青島
• Weifang
• Yanggu 陽穀
• Yantai 煙台
• Yanzhou 兖州
• Yizhou 沂州
• Zhoucun 周村

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy