Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Suiyuan

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan

Catholic archdiocese in China


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohhot (Latin: Soeiiüenen(sis), Chinese: 綏遠, 呼和浩特) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hohhot in China.

Quick Facts Archdiocese of SuiyuanArchidioecesis Soeiiüenensis 天主教绥远总教区, Location ...

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

  • Archbishops of Suiyuan (Roman rite)
  • 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

Sources

40.81067°N 111.64670°E / 40.81067; 111.64670



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Suiyuan, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.