Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hankou

Archdiocese of Hankou Archidioecesis Hancheuvensis 天主教汉口总教区
230px Cathedral of St Joseph in Wuhan
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Hankou
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 2,200,000 35,239 (1.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Joseph in Wuhan
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede Vacante

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hankou (Latin: Hancheuvensis, Chinese: 漢口) is an archdiocese based in the city of Hankou in China. It is now, due to the political situation, an underground diocese.

History

• 1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Hupeh and Hunan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian
• 1856: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hupeh
• September 11, 1870: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Hupeh
• December 12, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hankou
• 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hankou

Leadership

• Archbishops of Hankou 漢口 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Victor Liu He-de (1984 - December 10, 2001)
  • Archbishop Giuseppe Ferruccio Maurizio Rosà, O.F.M. (July 26, 1946 – August 8, 1961)
• Vicars Apostolic of Hankou 漢口 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (January 26, 1927 – December 10, 1944)
  • Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (Apostolic Administrator 1925 – January 26, 1927)
  • Bishop Graziano Génnaro, O.F.M. (July 24, 1909 – 1924)
• Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh 湖北東境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Epiphane Carlassare (June 18, 1884 – July 24, 1909)

Suffragan dioceses

• Hanyang 漢陽
• Laohekou 老河口
• Puqi 蒲圻
• Qizhou 蘄州
• Shinan 施南
• Wuchang 武昌
• Xiangyang 襄陽
• Yichang 宜昌

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy