The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohhot (, ) is an
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associated ...
located in the city of
Hohhot
Hohhot,; abbreviated zh, c=呼市, p=Hūshì, labels=no formerly known as Kweisui, is the Capital (political), capital of Inner Mongolia in the North China, north of the China, People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrativ ...
in China.
History
* December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古
* March 14, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan
* 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠
Leadership
* Arch
bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Suiyuan (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Paul Meng Qinglu (2010–present)
** Archbishop John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (1997 - 2005)
** Archbishop
Francis Wang Xueming (王學明) (August 19, 1951 – February 10, 1997)
** Archbishop
Louis Morel,
C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – August 19, 1951)
* Vicars Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (March 21, 1938 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop
Louis van Dyck, C.I.C.M. (葛崇德) (August 10, 1915 – December 5, 1937)
* Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop
Alfons Bermyn, C.I.C.M. (闵玉清) (April 3, 1901 – February 16, 1915)
** Bishop
Ferdinand Hamer, C.I.C.M. (韩默理) (1889–1900)
** Bishop
Alfons De Vos, C.I.C.M. (德玉明) (1883–1889)
Suffragan dioceses
*
Jining 集寧
*
Ningxia 寧夏
*
Xiwanzi 西彎子
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Religious organizations established in 1883
Religion in Inner Mongolia
Hohhot
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
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