The Archdiocese of Guangzhou (Canton) (Latin: Archidioecesis Cantonensis, Chinese: 天主教廣州總教區) is an archdiocese located in the city of Guangzhou in China.
History
- 1848: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi from the Diocese of Macau
- 1875: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong
- April 6, 1914: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangzhou
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guangzhou
The Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Guangzhou Bishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming, S.j. was imprisoned in 1958. His release in 1981 due to a necessary cancer treatment in Hong Kong and his subsequent appointment to archbishop caused the Chinese authorities respond with the appointment of Joseph Ye Yinyun. Archbishop Ye was never recognised by the Holy See, his successor Archbishop James Lin Bingliang was recognised in 1998 only after Archbishop Deng's death in 1995. Thus the rift between the underground church and the Patriotic Church came for the Archdiocese to an end. The present archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu won papal consent even before the consent of the Chinese authorities. His ordination was delayed, because the Chinese authorities originally wanted to have two illicit bishops preside over it.
Leadership
- Archbishops of Guangzhou (Roman rite)
- Vicars Apostolic of Guangzhou 廣州 (Roman Rite) Bishop Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (February 20, 1923 – April 11, 1946); Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (April 28, 1916 – March 21, 1921); Bishop Adolphe Rayssac, M.E.P. (Apostolic Administrator 1915 – 1916); Bishop Jean-Marie Mérel, M.E.P. (April 6, 1914 – August 6, 1914)
- Vicars Apostolic of Guangdong 廣東 (Roman Rite) Bishop Jean-Marie Mérel, M.E.P. (April 20, 1901 – April 6, 1914); Bishop Augustin Chausse, M.E.P. (April 5, 1886 – October 12, 1900); Bishop Philippe François Zéphirin Guillemin, M.E.P. (November 16, 1853 – April 5, 1886)
Suffragan dioceses
Catholic churches
There are several catholic churches in Guangzhou city. Few of them are offering masses in foreign languages regularly.
Guangzhou City
- Sacred Heart Cathedral of Guangzhou
- Shamian Church of Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel on Shamian Island Address: No. 14, Shamian Avenue, Shamian, Guangzhou.; English mass: every Sunday at 11:00 am.
- St. Francis of Assisi Chapel Address: No. 26, Shanhehou Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (广州市越秀区山河后街26号); English mass: every Sunday at 10:00 am.