Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing
Appearance
Archdiocese of Anqing Archidioecesis Nganchimensis 安慶 | |
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Location | |
Country | China |
Statistics | |
Area | 38,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 7,000,000 28,268 (0.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | vacant |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 / Huaining 懷寧 (Wade Giles: Huai-ning / Anking, Template:Lang-la) is an archdiocese located in the city of Anqing in China.
History
- 1929.02.21: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Anqing from the Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu 蕪湖
- 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anqing
Leadership
- Archbishops of Anqing 安慶 (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (April 11, 1946 – October 25, 1978)
- Vicars Apostolic of Anqing 安慶 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (later Archbishop) (February 14, 1930 – April 11, 1946)
Suffragan dioceses
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