Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou

Archdiocese of Lanzhou
Archidioecesis
天主教兰州总教区
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical province Lanzhou
Statistics
Area 250,000 km2 (97,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
4,000,000
17,465 (0.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Lanzhou
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Joseph Han Zhi-hai

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou (Latin: Lanceuven(sis), Chinese: 蘭州 ,皋蘭) is an archdiocese located in the city of Lanzhou in China.

History

Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Kan-su.

Leadership

Suffragan dioceses

Sources

Coordinates: 38°02′N 103°48′E / 38.033°N 103.800°E / 38.033; 103.800


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