Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou (Latin: Fuceuven(sis), Chinese: 福州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fuzhou in China.
Archdiocese of Fuzhou Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis 天主教福州总教区 | |
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 St Dominic's Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country |  China |
| Territory | Fuzhou; Yong'an, Datian County, Youxi County, Sha County, and Jiangle County of Sanming; Gutian County and Pingnan County of Ningde; Yanping District and Shunchang County of Nanping |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fuzhou |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 32,348 km2 (12,490 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 1950) 2,975,730 40,525 (1.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Saint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Peter Lin Jia-shan |
| Apostolic Administrator | Ignatius Huang Shou-cheng |
History
- 1680: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin
- October 3, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien
- December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou
Special churches
- Former Cathedral:
Leadership
- Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
- Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. (宋金铃) (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)
- Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. (蘇瑪素) (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)
- Vicars Apostolic of Fujian 福建 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Miguel Calderón, O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)
- Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz, O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)
- Bishop José Calvo, O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)
- Bishop Francisco Pallás Faro, O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)
- Bishop Eusebio Oscot, O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)
- Saint Bishop Pedro Sans i Jordà, O.P. (白多祿) (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)
- Bishop Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. (颜当) (July 25, 1684 – 1709)
- Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. (陸方濟)(April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)
Suffragan dioceses
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