Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan

Archdiocese of Taiyuan Archidioecesis Taeiuenensis 天主教太原总教区
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Taiyuan
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Taiyuan
Statistics
Area	16,000 km^2 (6,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 1,500,000 40,749
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Taiyuan
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sylvester Li Jian-tang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taiyuan (Latin: Taeiuenen(sis), Chinese: 太原) is an archdiocese located in the city of Taiyuan in China.

History

• June 17, 1890: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shansi 山西北境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi 山西
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Taiyuanfu 太原府
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Taiyuan 太原

Leadership

• Archbishops of Taiyuan (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Sylvester Li Jian-tang (1994–present)
  • Archbishop Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. (李路加) (April 11, 1946 – 1983)
• Vicars Apostolic of Taiyuanfu 太原府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. (李路加) (later Archbishop) (January 12, 1940 – April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (December 3, 1924 – 1938)
• Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shansi 山西北境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (July 7, 1916 – December 3, 1924)
  • Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (February 15, 1910 – July 7, 1916)
  • Bishop Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. (鳳朝瑞) (March 16, 1902 – November 18, 1909)
  • Saint Bishop Gregorio Maria Grassi, O.F.M. (艾士杰) (June 17, 1890 – July 19, 1900)

Suffragan dioceses

• Datong 大同
• Fenyang 汾陽
• Hongdong 洪洞
• Lu’an 潞安
• Shuozhou 朔州
• Yuci 榆次

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 37°53′00″N 112°33′22″E / 37.8834°N 112.5560°E