Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kunming (Latin: Coenmimen(sis), Chinese: 昆明) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kunming in China.

Archdiocese of Kunming

Archidioecesis Coenmimensis

天主教昆明总教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceKunming
Statistics
Area150,000 km2 (58,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 1950)
8,000,000
10,025 (0.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kunming, Yunnan
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopSede Vacante

The Archdiocese has not had a legitimate, Vatican-appointed Archbishop since 1952, when French Archbishop Alexandre Derouineau was expelled from China in the aftermath of the Chinese Communist Revolution.[1]

The government of the People's Republic of China installed Father Kong Lingzhong as archbishop in 1962 and Father Joseph Ma Yinglin as archbishop in 2006.[1] Neither government appointment is considered legitimate by the Vatican since they were not appointed by the papacy.[1]

In 2000, the Vatican appointed Lawrence Zhang Wen-Chang as Apostolic Administrator of Kunming. He served until his death in 2012.[1]

History
Map of Yunnan mission, prepared by Adrien Launay, 1889.
Genealogy of MEP ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Szechwan, with its three attachments: Tibet, Yunnan and Kweichow.
  • 1687: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong-Guangxi-Yunnan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian
  • 1696: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan
  • 1715: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
  • August 28, 1840: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Szechwan
  • December 8, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kunming

Leadership
  • Archbishops of Kunming 昆明 (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946 – September 30, 1973)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Yunnanfu 雲南府 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (December 8, 1943 – April 11, 1946)
    • Bishop Jean Larregain, M.E.P. (June 13, 1939 – May 2, 1942)
    • Bishop Georges-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye, M.E.P. (later Archbishop) (May 3, 1933 – October 16, 1938)
    • Bishop Charles-Marie-Félix de Gorostarzu, M.E.P. (October 21, 1907 – March 27, 1933)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Yunnan 雲南 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Jean-Joseph Fenouil, M.E.P. (July 29, 1881 – January 10, 1907)
    • Bishop Joseph Ponsot, M.E.P. (January 21, 1841 – November 17, 1880)
    • Bishop Joachim-Enjobert de Martiliat, M.E.P. (October 2, 1739 – 1752)

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

References
  1. "'Underground' administrator dies". Union of Catholic Asian News. 2012-02-07. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

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