Archdiocese of Hangzhou

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou/Hangchow (, ) 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.

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

References

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy