Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou

Coordinates: 38°02′N 103°48′E / 38.033°N 103.800°E / 38.033; 103.800
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Archdiocese of Lanzhou

Archidioecesis Lanceuvensis

天主教兰州总教区
Location
Country
Roman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Lanzhou
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Han Zhihai

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou (

Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
.

Its archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart located in the city of Lanzhou, Gansu province. No statistics available.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan's

Suffragan
sees are :

History

  • Established on 21 June 1878 as
    Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi
  • Renamed on 28 April 1905 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kansu, having lost territory to establish the then
    Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu
    (甘肅南境)
  • March 8, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Kansu, having (re)gained territory from its above daughter Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu (甘肅南境)
  • 3 December 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lanchowfu
  • Lost territories again : on 1930.02.14 to establish the
    Mission sui juris of Xinjiang (新疆) and on 1937.02.04 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Xining
    (西寧)
  • Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lanzhou

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

Monseigneur Theodor Buddenbrock conducts missionary work in China 1927
Apostolic Vicar of Kan-su
  • Southwestern Mongolia
    (西南蒙古) (China) (1888.08.30–death 1900.07.15)
Apostolic Vicars of Northern Kansu (甘肅北境)
  • Hubertus Otto, C.I.C.M. (born Belgium) (June 20, 1890–retired 1918), Titular Bishop of Assuras (1890.06.20–death 1938.02.25)
  • Ningxia
    (寧夏) (China) (1922.03.14–retired 1930.03.21), died 1938
Apostolic Vicar of Western Kansu (甘肅西境)
  • Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (born Germany) (November 25, 1924–3 December 1924 see below), Titular Bishop of
    Issus
    (1924.11.25–1946.04.11)
Apostolic Vicar of Lanchowfu (蘭州府)
  • Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (see above 3 December 1924–April 11, 1946 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Lanzhou (蘭州)
  • Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (see above April 11, 1946–death January 18, 1959)
  • Philip Yang Libo (first native incumbent) (1981–death 15 February 1998)–clandestine consecration 1981
  • Joseph Han Zhihai (2003–present).

See also

References

Sources and external links

38°02′N 103°48′E / 38.033°N 103.800°E / 38.033; 103.800