Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Nanning
Local:	天主教南宁总教区
Latin:	Archidioecesis Nannimensis
Country:	China
Province:	Nanning
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	Cathedral of Our Lady of China in Nanning
Population:	6,000,000
Population As Of:	1950
Catholics:	7,584
Catholics Percent:	0.7
Metro Archbishop:	Joseph Tan Yanquan

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning (Latin: Nannimen(sis),) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning (Guangxi) in China.^[1] ^[2]

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

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)

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