Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng

Archdiocese of Kaifeng Archidioecesis Chaefomensis 天主教开封总教区
230px Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Kaifeng
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 4,500,000 18,487 (0.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Kaifeng
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Gao Hong-xiao

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaifeng (Latin: Chaefomen(sis), Chinese: 開封) is an archdiocese located in the city of Kaifeng in China.

History

• September 21, 1916: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Honan from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Honan and Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Honan
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Kaifengfu
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kaifeng

Leadership

• Archbishops of Kaifeng 開封 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Gao Hong-xiao, O.F.M. (2007–present)
  • Archbishop John Baptist Liang Xi-sheng (1989 - 2007)
  • Archbishop Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. (December 12, 1946 – September 8, 1960)
• Vicars Apostolic of Kaifengfu 開封府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (December 3, 1924 – 1940)
• Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Honan 河南東境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Noè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. (1916 – December 3, 1924)

Suffragan dioceses

• Guide 歸德
• Luoyang 洛陽
• Nanyang 南陽
• Weihui 衛輝
• Xinyang 信陽
• Zhengzhou 鄭州
• Zhumadian 駐馬店

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy