Archdiocese of Fuzhou
| Archdiocese of Fuzhou Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis 天主教福州总教区 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Territory | Fuzhou; Yong'an, Datian County, Youxi County, Sha County, and Jiangle County of Sanming; Gutian County and Pingnan County of Ningde; Yanping District and Shunchang County of Nanping |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fuzhou |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,348 km2 (12,490 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 1950) 2,975,730 40,525 (1.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Saint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Cai Bingrui |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Joseph Lin Yuntuan[1] |
Archdiocese of Fuzhou — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou (Latin: Fuceuven(sis), Chinese: 福州) is an archdiocese centred on the city of Fuzhou in China.
History
- 1680: the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian was established and separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin
- In 1838, Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz advised the Holy See that "he could no longer administer the provinces of Tche-Kiang and Kiang-si, entrusted to him since 1798, as he [was] too busy and absorbed in the many cares of such a vast Vicariate". Accordingly, Pope Gregory XVI agreed to separate these two provinces from Carpena Diaz' territory.[2]
- On October 3, 1883, the area was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien
- On December 27, 1923, it was renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou
- The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou was established on 11 April 1946.
Significant churches
- Former Cathedral:
- St Dominic's Cathedral
Leadership
Vicars Apostolic of Fujian / Fo-kien 福建 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. (陸方濟) (April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)
- Bishop Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. (颜当) (July 25, 1684 – 1709)
- Bishop St. Pedro Sans i Jordà, O.P. (白多祿) (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)
- Bishop Eusebio Oscot, O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)
- Bishop Francisco Pallás Faro, O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)
- Bishop José Calvo, O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)
- Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz, O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)
- Bishop Miguel Calderón, O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. (蘇瑪素) (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)
Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. (宋金铃) (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)
Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
- Archbishop John Er-shi Ye (葉而適) (February 2, 1984 – February 23, 1991)
- Archbishop John Shu-dao Yang (楊樹道) (1995 – August 28, 2010)
- Archbishop Peter Lin Jiashan (林佳善) (August 28, 2010 – April 14, 2023)
- Archbishop Joseph Cai Bingrui (January 23, 2025 -)
Auxiliary Bishops of Fuzhou
- Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan[1]
Suffragan dioceses
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[3]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Foochow
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Millare, Kristina (June 11, 2025). "Pope Leo XIV appoints new Chinese bishop for Archdiocese of Fuzhou". Catholic News Agency.
- Back to citation Pope Gregory XVI, Ex Debito Pastoralis (in Italian), published on 14 August 1838, accessed on 22 July 2025
- Back to citation Wikidata item Q972172