Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang

Archdiocese of Nanchang

*Archidioecesis Nanciamensis*

天主教南昌总教区
Archdiocese of Nanchang; Archidioecesis Nanciamensis; 天主教南昌总教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Nanchang
Statistics
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 1950); 4,872,691; 25,996 (0.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang (Latin: Nanciamen(sis), Chinese: 南昌) is an archdiocese based in the city of Nanchang in China.

History[]

1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
1838: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi
August 19, 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiangsi
August 25, 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiujiang
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanchang
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanchang

Archbishops of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman rite)
- Archbishop John Wu Shi-zhen (1991–2014)
- Archbishop , C.M. (周濟世) (July 18, 1946 – 1972)
Vicars Apostolic of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop , C.M. (July 3, 1931 – February 19, 1944)
- Bishop , C.M. (February 24, 1911 – February 13, 1931)
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi 江西北境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop , C.M. (September 24, 1905 – November 5, 1910)
- Bishop , C.M. (August 19, 1879 – September 24, 1905)
Vicars Apostolic of Kiangsi 江西 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (March 15, 1870 – August 19, 1879)
- Bishop , C.M. (顧方濟) (1854 – February 2, 1860)
- Bishop , C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (February 27, 1852 – June 12, 1854)
- Bishop , C.M. (March 26, 1846 – July 20, 1850)

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