Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Anhui, China

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Anqing 安慶 / Huaining 懷寧 (Wade Giles: Huai-ning / Anking, Latin: Nganchimen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Anqing in China.

History

• 1929.02.21: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Anqing from the Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu 蕪湖
• 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Anqing

Leadership

• Vicar Apostolic of Anqing 安慶 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (February 14, 1930 – April 11, 1946 see below)
• Archbishops of Anqing 安慶 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. (see above April 11, 1946 – October 25, 1978)
  • Bishop Joseph Zhu Hua-yu (1997 - February 26, 2005), listed as not in union with the Holy See
  • Bishop Joseph Liu Xinhong (selected 2005; September 22, 2018)

Suffragan dioceses

• Bengbu 蚌埠
• Wuhu 蕪湖

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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