Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou

Archdiocese of Guangzhou[clarify]

Archidioecesis Cantonensis

天主教广州总教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceGuangzhou
Coordinates23°7′2″N 113°15′17″E / 23.11722°N 113.25472°E / 23.11722; 113.25472
Statistics
Area43,332 km2 (16,731 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 1949)
4,800,000 [1]
20,346 [1] (0.4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Guangzhou
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Gan Junqiu
Map
Map of Kwangtung (or Canton) Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Map of Kwangtung (or Canton) Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou
Traditional Chinese天主教廣州總教區
Simplified Chinese天主教广州总教区
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyintiān zhǔ jiào Guǎngzhōu zǒng jiàoqū
Wade–GilesT'iēnchǔchiào Kuǎngchōu tsǔng chiàoch'ǘ
Yale Romanizationtyān jǔ jyàu Gwǎngjōu dzǔng jyàuchyū
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingTin1zyu2gaau3 Gwong2zau1 Zung2gaau3keoi1

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou[clarify] (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[clarify]
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guangzhou[clarify]

The Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Guangzhou,[clarify] Bishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming, S.J.[clarify] 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)
    • Archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu (甘俊邱)(consecration on Dec 4, 2007, after prior papal approval)
    • Archbishop James Lin Bingliang (林秉良)(1990-2001, papal approval in 1998).
    • Archbishop Joseph Ye Yinyun (叶荫芸)(1981-1990, without papal approval)
    • Archbishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming), S.J. (鄧以明) (May 26, 1981 – June 27, 1995, after 1981 in exile)
    • Bishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming (Tang Yee-ming), S.J. (鄧以明) (later Archbishop) (Apostolic Administrator October 1, 1950 – May 26, 1981)
    • Archbishop Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – December 11, 1947)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Guangzhou 廣州 (Roman Rite)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Guangdong 廣東 (Roman Rite)

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
    • Address: No. 56, Yide Road, Guangzhou (in Chinese: 一德路56号).
    • English mass: every Sunday 03:30 pm.
  • 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 (in Chinese: 广州市越秀区山河后街26号)
    • English mass: every Sunday at 10:00 am.

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b www.catholic-hierarchy.org Statistics - Archdiocese of Guangzhou (Canton)