Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Hangzhou
Local:	天主教杭州总教区
Latin:	Archidioecesis Hamceuvensis
Country:	China
Province:	Hangzhou
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hangzhou)
Area Km2:	34,000
Population:	6,467,246
Population As Of:	1950
Catholics:	27,003
Catholics Percent:	0.4

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou/Hangchow (la|Hamceuven(sis),) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hangzhou (Zhejiang) in China. The Archdiocese has not had a bishop with a papal mandate from 1956 until 2008. Matthew Cao Xiangde was appointed bishop by the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association but then recognized by the Holy See.^[1]

History

• May 10, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Chekiang from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hangzhou
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hangzhou

Leadership

• Archbishops of Hangzhou (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (April 11, 1946 – April 2, 1956)
• Vicars Apostolic of Hangzhou 杭州 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (later Archbishop) (February 18, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M. (田法服) (May 10, 1910 – February 18, 1937)

Suffragan dioceses

• Lishui 麗水
• Ningbo 寧波
• Taizhou 台州
• Yongjia 永嘉

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Licas.news. 'Official' Catholic bishop of Hangzhou in China dies at 93. July 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713082804/https://www.licas.news/2021/07/13/official-catholic-bishop-of-hangzhou-in-china-dies-at-93/. July 13, 2021. live.