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Metropolitan Archdiocese of

Suiyuan 綏遠

China China

History

  • 1883.12.21: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 / Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale (Italiano) / Mongoliae occiduo-meridionalis (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古)
  • 1922.03.14: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan 綏遠 (中文) / Suiyuan / de Suiyuan (Latin) (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Ningxia 寧夏)
  • 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠 (中文) / Hohot 呼和浩特 (中文) / Suiyüan / Soeiiüenen(sis) (Latin)

Special Churches


Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Francis Wang Xue-ming (王學明)
(1951.08.19 – 1997.02.10)

Born:1910.10.04 (China)
Ordained Priest:1935.07.28
Consecrated Bishop:1951.10.07
Died:1997.02.10 († 86)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China) (1951.08.19 – 1997.02.10)

Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (穆清海)
(1946.04.11 – 1951.08.19)

Born:1880.10.30 (Belgium)
Ordained Priest:1905.07.16
Consecrated Bishop:1938.10.18
Died:1971.06.06 († 90)

Titular Bishop of Araxa (1938.03.21 – 1946.04.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China) (1938.03.21 – 1946.04.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1951.08.19)

Titular Archbishop of Aenus (1951.08.19 – 1971.06.06)

Vicars Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (穆清海) (later Archbishop)
(1938.03.21 – 1946.04.11)

(see above)

Bishop Louis van Dyck, C.I.C.M. (葛崇德)
(1915.08.10 – 1937)

Born:1862.01.02 (Belgium)
Ordained Priest:1885.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:1916.01.23
Died:1937.12.05 († 75)

Vicar Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (China) (1915.08.10 – 1937)

Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius (1915.08.10 – 1937.12.05)

Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alfonso Bermyn, C.I.C.M. (閔玉清)
(1901.04.03 – 1915.02.16)

Born:1853.01.03 (Belgium)
Ordained Priest:1876.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:1902.01.26
Died:1915.02.16 († 62)

Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Caria (1901.04.03 – 1915.02.16)

Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (China) (1901.04.03 – 1915.02.16)

Bishop Ferdinand Hubertus Hamer, C.I.C.M. (韓默理)
(1888.08.30 – 1900.07.15)

Born:1840.08.21 (Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1864.08.10
Consecrated Bishop:1878.10.27
Died:1900.07.15 († 59)

Vicar Apostolic of Kan-su 甘肅 (China) (1878.06.21 – 1888.08.30)

Titular Bishop of Tremithus (1878.06.21 – 1900.07.15)

Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (China) (1888.08.30 – 1900.07.15)

Bishop Alphonse de Voss, C.I.C.M. (德玉明)
(1883.12.12 – 1888.07.21)

Born:1840.04.21 (Belgium)
Ordained Priest:1863.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:1884.05.18
Died:1888.07.21 († 48)

Titular Bishop of Abdera (1883.12.12 – 1888.07.21)

Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (China) (1883.12.12 – 1888.07.21)


as of 2010.07.20

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