Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan

Archdiocese of Jinan
Archdiocese of Jinan ; Archidioecesis Zinanensis ; 天主教济南总教区
	230px Sacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan)
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Jinan
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 1950); 5,000,000; 44,016 (0.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral (Jinan)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Zhang Xian-wang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan (Latin: Zinanen(sis), Chinese: 濟南) is an archdiocese located in the city of Jinan in China.

History

September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the Diocese of Beijing
December 2, 1885: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan

Vicars Apostolic of Shantung 山東 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1844 – September 27, 1870)
Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shantung 山東北境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Efrem Giesen, O.F.M. (申永福) (July 18, 1902–1919)
- Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (August 2, 1920 – December 3, 1924)
Vicars Apostolic of Tsinanfu 濟南府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (December 3, 1924–1927)
- Bishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1929 – April 11, 1946)
Archbishops of Jinan 濟南 (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Cyrillus Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (April 11, 1946 – March 8, 1952)
- Fr. John P’ing Ta-kuam, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator November 7, 1952 – 1984)
- Archbishop James Zhao Zi-ping (1997 - May 18, 2008)
- Archbishop Joseph Zhang Xian-wang (2008 - present)

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