Archdiocese of Nanning

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning (, ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning (Guangxi) in China.

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

Leadership

• 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)

Suffragan dioceses

• Wuzhou 梧州

References

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy