Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Fuzhou
Local:	天主教福州总教区
Latin:	Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis
Country:	China
Territory:	Fuzhou Yong'an, Datian County, Youxi County, Sha County, and Jiangle County of Sanming; Gutian County and Pingnan County of Ningde; Yanping District and Shunchang County of Nanping
Province:	Fuzhou
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	Saint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
Area Km2:	32,348
Population:	2,975,730
Population As Of:	1950
Catholics:	40,525
Catholics Percent:	1.4
Metro Archbishop:	Sede vacante
Denomination:	Catholic

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou (Latin: Fuceuven(sis),) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fuzhou in China.

History

- 1680: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin October 3, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien
December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Vicars Apostolic of Fujian / Fo-kien 福建 (Roman Rite)

Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. (Chinese: 陸方濟) (April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)
Bishop Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. (Chinese: 颜当) (July 25, 1684 – 1709)
Bishop St. Pedro Sans i Jordà, O.P. (Chinese: 白多祿) (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)
Bishop Eusebio Oscot, O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)
Bishop Francisco Pallás Faro, O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)
Bishop José Calvo, O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)
Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz, O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)
Bishop Miguel Calderón, O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. (Chinese: 蘇瑪素) (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)

Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. (Chinese: 宋金铃) (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)

Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)

Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (Chinese: 趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
Archbishop John Er-shi Ye (葉而適) (February 2, 1984 – February 23, 1991)
Archbishop John Shu-dao Yang (楊樹道) (1995 – August 28, 2010)
Archbishop Peter Lin Jiashan (林佳善) (August 28, 2010 – April 14, 2023)