Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Kaifeng
latin=Archidioecesis Chaefomensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 耶稣圣心主教座堂
("Sacred Heart Cathedral")
cocathedral =
area=
population= 4,500,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 18,487
catholics_percent= 0.4
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng {Latin: " Chaefomen(sis)", 中文: 開封} is an archdiocese located in the city of Kaifeng in China.
History
* September 21, 1916: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Honan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Honan and Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Honan
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kaifengfu
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaifeng
Leadership
* Archbishops of Kaifeng 開封 (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. (December 12, 1946 – September 8, 1960)
* Vicars Apostolic of Kaifengfu 開封府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (December 3, 1924 – 1940)
* Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Honan 河南東境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (1916 – December 3, 1924)
uffragan Dioceses
* Guide 歸德
* Luoyang 洛陽
* Nanyang 南陽
* Weihui 衛輝
* Xinyang 信陽
* Zhengzhou 鄭州
* Zhumadian 駐馬店
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/kaif0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkaif.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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