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
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

• June 21, 1878: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kan-su from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi
• April 28, 1905: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kansu
• March 8, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Kansu
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lanchowfu
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lanzhou

Leadership

• Archbishops of Lanzhou 蘭州 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph Han Zhi-hai (2003–present)
  • Archbishop Philip Yang Li-bo (1981 - 1998)
  • Archbishop Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (April 11, 1946 – January 18, 1959)
• Vicars Apostolic of Lanchowfu 蘭州府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. (later Archbishop) (November 25, 1924 – April 11, 1946)
• Vicars Apostolic of Western Kansu 甘肅西境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Goffredo Frederix, C.I.C.M. (费达德) (March 5, 1920 – March 14, 1922)
• Vicars Apostolic of Northern Kansu 甘肅北境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Uberto Otto, C.I.C.M. (June 20, 1890 – 1918)

Suffragan dioceses

• Pingliang 平涼
• Qinzhou 秦州

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy