Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan

Archdiocese of Suiyuan Archidioecesis Soeiiüenensis 天主教绥远总教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Suiyuan
Statistics
Area	100,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 1,065,775 41,932 (3.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hohhot
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul Meng Qinglu

Hohhot prefecture (yellow) within the Inner Mongolia region of China

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohhot (Latin: Soeiiüenen(sis), Chinese: 綏遠, 呼和浩特) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hohhot in China.

History

• December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古
• March 14, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan
• 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠

Leadership

• Archbishops of Suiyuan (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Paul Meng Qinglu (2010–present)
  • Archbishop John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (1997 - 2005)
  • Archbishop Francis Wang Xueming (王學明) (August 19, 1951 – February 10, 1997)
  • Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – August 19, 1951)
• Vicars Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (March 21, 1938 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Louis van Dyck, C.I.C.M. (葛崇德) (August 10, 1915 – December 5, 1937)
• Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Alfons Bermyn, C.I.C.M. (闵玉清) (April 3, 1901 – February 16, 1915)
  • Bishop Ferdinand Hamer, C.I.C.M. (韩默理) (1889–1900)
  • Bishop Alfons De Vos, C.I.C.M. (德玉明) (1883–1889)

Suffragan dioceses

• Jining 集寧
• Ningxia 寧夏
• Xiwanzi 西彎子

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy