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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang

Coordinates: 41°47′18″N 123°26′49″E / 41.7883°N 123.4470°E / 41.7883; 123.4470
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Archdiocese of Shenyang

Archidioecesis Fomtienensis

天主教奉天总教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceShenyang
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
5,040,154
11,767 (0.2%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral of Shenyang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Pei Junmin
Map
Map of Manchurian Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.
Map of Manchurian Mission, prepared by Adrien Launay [fr], 1889.

The Archdiocese of Shenyang (Latin: Fomtienen(sis), Chinese: 瀋陽, 奉天) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in northeastern PR China.

Its cathedral episcopal see is a Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the city of Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province.

History

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Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicar of Liaotung (Manchuria and Mongolia) 遼東
Apostolic of Vicars (Liaotung and) Manchuria 遼東滿州
  • Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles, M.E.P. (方若望) (see aboveAugust 20, 1840 – death April 29, 1878)
  • Constant Dubail, M.E.P. (杜公斯) (May 23, 1879 – death December 7, 1887), Titular Bishop of Bolina (1879-05-23 – 1887-12-07)
    • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Joseph-André Boyer (), M.E.P. (1886-04-13 – death 1887-03-08), Titular Bishop of Myrina (1886-04-13 – 1887-03-08)
  • Louis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. (祁類思) (March 23, 1888 – death May 17, 1889), Titular Bishop of Traianopolis (in Phrygia) (1888-03-23 – 1889-05-17)
  • Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. (紀隆) (December 28, 1889 – May 10, 1898 see below), Titular Bishop of Eumenia (1889-12-28 – 1900-07-02 see below)
    • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Pierre-Marie-François Lalouyer (藍祿葉), M.E.P. (1897-07-24 – 1898-05-16), Titular Bishop of Raphaneæ (1897-07-24 – death 1923-02-17), later Apostolic Vicar of Northern Manchuria 北滿 (China) (1898-05-16 – 1923-02-17)
Apostolic Vicars of Southern Manchuria 南滿
  • Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. (紀隆) (see above May 10, 1898 – death July 2, 1900)
  • Marie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. (蘇裴理斯) (February 21, 1901 – July 1, 1920), Titular Bishop of Zela (February 21, 1901 – death July 31, 1923)
    • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Vincent-François-Joseph Sage (善味增爵), M.E.P. (1914-07-20 – death 1917-09-20, Titular Bishop of Cusæ (1914-07-20 – 1917-09-20)
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (December 19, 1921 – December 3, 1924 see below), previously Apostolic Vicar of Southern Manchuria 南滿 (China) (1921-12-19 – 1924-12-03) & Titular Bishop of Lambæsis (1921-12-29 – 1946-04-11)
Apostolic Vicar of Shenyang 瀋陽
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (see above December 3, 1924 – April 11, 1946 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Shenyang 瀋陽
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (see above April 11, 1946 – death May 18, 1946)
  • Ignatius Pi Shu-shi (皮漱石) (July 26, 1949 – death May 16, 1978)
  • uncanonical Paul Xu Zhen-jiang (徐振江) (1981 – death 1984-06-22) (consecrated Bishop without papal mandate 1981-07-24)
  • Lawrence Zhang Huai-liang (張化良) (1988 – death April 1989) (consecrated Bishop 1988-10-16)
  • Pius Jin Pei-xian (金沛獻) (1989 – 2008-0-29 death 2008-11-04) (consecrated Bishop 1989-05-21)
  • Paul Pei Junmin (June 29, 2008 – ...); succeeded as former Coadjutor Archbishop of Shenyang (2006-05-07 – 2008-06-29)

Province

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Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics :

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41°47′18″N 123°26′49″E / 41.7883°N 123.4470°E / 41.7883; 123.4470