Thursday, October 16, 2008

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanchang in China.

History


*1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
1838: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
August 19, 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiangsi
August 25, 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiujiang
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanchang
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanchang

Leadership


Archbishops of Nanchang 南昌
*Archbishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M.
Vicars Apostolic of Nanchang 南昌
*Bishop Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M.
*Bishop Louis-Elisée Fatiguet, C.M.
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi 江西北境
*Bishop Paul-Léon Ferrant, C.M.
*Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M.
Vicars Apostolic of Kiangsi 江西
*Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M.
*Bishop Fran?ois-Xavier Danicourt, C.M.
*Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M.
*Bishop Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M.

Suffragan Dioceses

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