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Archdiocese of Shenyang

The Archdiocese of Shenyang (, ) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in northeastern PR China.

Its cathedral episcopal see is a Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the city of Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province.

History

  • The Apostolic Vicariate of Liaotung 遼東, alias of Manchuria and Mongolia 滿蒙, was established by Pope Gregory XVI in 1838, taking the "vast Tartar province called Leao-Tung" from the existing Roman Catholic Diocese of Beijing 北京.
  • August 20, 1840: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of (Liaotung and) Manchuria 遼東滿州, having ceded territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古)
  • May 10, 1898: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Manchuria 南滿, having ceded territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Manchuria 北滿)
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Shenyang 瀋陽 alias Fengtian 奉天 alias Moukden
  • Ceded territory on 1929-08-02 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Szepingkai 四平街 and again on 1932-02-04 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Fushun 撫順 (now a suffragan)
  • Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Shenyang 瀋陽, ending its missionary, exempt pre-diocesan status
  • Ceded territory on 1949-07-14 to establish the Diocese of Yingkou 營口 (as a suffragan)

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicar of Liaotung (Manchuria and Mongolia) 遼東
Apostolic of Vicars (Liaotung and) Manchuria 遼東滿州
  • Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles, M.E.P. () (see above August 20, 1840 – death April 29, 1878)
  • Constant Dubail, M.E.P. () (May 23, 1879 – death December 7, 1887), Titular Bishop of Bolina (1879-05-23 – 1887-12-07)
  • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Joseph-André Boyer (), M.E.P. (1886-04-13 – death 1887-03-08), Titular Bishop of Myrina (1886-04-13 – 1887-03-08)
  • Louis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. () (March 23, 1888 – death May 17, 1889), Titular Bishop of Traianopolis (in Phrygia) (1888-03-23 – 1889-05-17)
  • Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. () (December 28, 1889 – May 10, 1898 see below), Titular Bishop of Eumenia (1889-12-28 – 1900-07-02 see below)
  • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Pierre-Marie-François Lalouyer (), M.E.P. (1897-07-24 – 1898-05-16), Titular Bishop of Raphaneæ (1897-07-24 – death 1923-02-17), later Apostolic Vicar of Northern Manchuria 北滿 (China) (1898-05-16 – 1923-02-17)
Apostolic Vicars of Southern Manchuria 南滿
  • Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. (紀隆) (see above May 10, 1898 – death July 2, 1900)
  • Marie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. (蘇裴理斯) (February 21, 1901 – July 1, 1920), Titular Bishop of Zela (February 21, 1901 – death July 31, 1923)
  • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Vincent-François-Joseph Sage (善味增爵), M.E.P. (1914-07-20 – death 1917-09-20, Titular Bishop of Cusæ (1914-07-20 – 1917-09-20)
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (December 19, 1921 – December 3, 1924 see below), previously Apostolic Vicar of Southern Manchuria 南滿 (China) (1921-12-19 – 1924-12-03) & Titular Bishop of Lambæsis (1921-12-29 – 1946-04-11)
Apostolic Vicar of Shenyang 瀋陽
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. () (see above December 3, 1924 – April 11, 1946 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Shenyang 瀋陽
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (see above April 11, 1946 – death May 18, 1946)
  • Ignatius Pi Shu-shi (皮漱石) (July 26, 1949 – death May 16, 1978)
  • uncanonical Paul Xu Zhen-jiang () (1981 – death 1984-06-22) (consecrated Bishop without papal mandate 1981-07-24)
  • Lawrence Zhang Huai-liang (張化良) (1988 – death April 1989) (consecrated Bishop 1988-10-16)
  • Pius Jin Pei-xian () (1989 – 2008-0-29 death 2008-11-04) (consecrated Bishop 1989-05-21)
  • Paul Pei Junmin (June 29, 2008 – ...); succeeded as former Coadjutor Archbishop of Shenyang (2006-05-07 – 2008-06-29)

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics:

References

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