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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Roman Catholic archdiocese in China

Archdiocese of Fuzhou Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis 天主教福州总教区
St Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
Location
Country	China
Territory	Fuzhou; Yong'an, Datian County, Youxi County, Sha County, and Jiangle CountyofSanming; Gutian County and Pingnan CountyofNingde; Yanping District and Shunchang CountyofNanping
Ecclesiastical province	Fuzhou
Statistics
Area	32,348 km2 (12,490 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 2,975,730 40,525 (1.4%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Saint Dominic's Cathedral, Fuzhou
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede vacante

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou (Latin: Fuceuven(sis), Chinese: 福州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Fuzhou in China.

• 1680: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cochin
• October 3, 1883: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Fo-kien
• December 27, 1923: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Fuzhou
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Fuzhou

• Former Cathedral:
  • 澳尾巷玫瑰圣母堂
    (The Aowei Church of Our Lady of Rosary)

Vicars Apostolic of Fujian / Fo-kien 福建 (Roman Rite)

• Bishop François Pallu, M.E.P. (陸方濟) (April 15, 1680 – October 29, 1684)
• Bishop Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. (颜当) (July 25, 1684 – 1709)
• Bishop St. Pedro Sans i Jordà, O.P. (白多祿) (January 3, 1732 – May 26, 1747)
• Bishop Eusebio Oscot, O.P. (October 1, 1737 – November 28, 1743)
• Bishop Francisco Pallás Faro, O.P. (July 11, 1753 – March 1778)
• Bishop José Calvo, O.P. (February 16, 1781 – October 15, 1812)
• Bishop Roque José Carpena Díaz, O.P. (October 15, 1812 – December 30, 1849)
• Bishop Miguel Calderón, O.P. (December 30, 1849 – February 14, 1883)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Fo-kien 福建北境 (Roman Rite)

• Bishop Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. (蘇瑪素) (June 20, 1884 – March 17, 1911)

Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)

• Bishop Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. (宋金铃) (December 13, 1911 – June 12, 1941)

Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)

• Archbishop Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. (趙炳文) (June 13, 1946 – May 6, 1980)
• Archbishop John Er-shi Ye (葉而適) (February 2, 1984 – February 23, 1991)
• Archbishop John Shu-dao Yang (楊樹道) (1995 – August 28, 2010)
• Archbishop Peter Lin Jiashan (林佳善) (August 28, 2010 – April 14, 2023)

• Funing 福寧
• Tingzhou 汀州
• Xiamen 廈門

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

26°16′00″N 119°13′01″E / 26.2667°N 119.2170°E / 26.2667; 119.2170

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