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 a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Catholic church with an Ecclesiastical province in central PR China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Its archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart located in the city of Lanzhou, Gansu province. No statistics available.

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan's Suffragan sees are :

Established on 21 June 1878 as Apostolic Vicariate of Kan-su, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi
Renamed on 28 April 1905 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kansu, having lost territory to establish the then Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境)
March 8, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Kansu, having (re)gained territory from its above daughter Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Kansu 甘肅南境)
3 December 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lanchowfu
Lost territories again : on 1930.02.14 to establish the Mission sui juris of Xinjiang 新疆 and on 1937.02.04 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Xining 西寧
Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lanzhou

Ferdinand Hubertus Hamer, Scheutists (C.I.C.M.) (born Netherlands) (1878.06.21 – 1888.08.30), Titular Bishop of Tremithus (1878.06.21 – 1900.07.15), next Apostolic Vicar of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (China) (1888.08.30 – death 1900.07.15)

Hubertus Otto, C.I.C.M. (born Belgium) (June 20, 1890 – retired 1918), Titular Bishop of Assuras (1890.06.20 – death 1938.02.25)
Godfried Frederix, C.I.C.M. (费达德) (born Belgium) (March 5, 1920 – March 14, 1922), Titular Bishop of Thagaste (1920.03.08 – 1938.06.18), next Apostolic Vicar of Ningxia 寧夏 (China) (1922.03.14 – retired 1930.03.21), died 1938

Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (born Germany) (November 25, 1924 – 3 December 1924 see below), Titular Bishop of Issus (1924.11.25 – 1946.04.11)

Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (see above 3 December 1924 – April 11, 1946 see below)

Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (see above April 11, 1946 –death January 18, 1959)
Philip Yang Li-bo (first native incumbent) (1981 - death 15 February 1998) - clandestine consecration 1981
Joseph Han Zhi-hai (2003 – ... ).

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

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