Archdiocese of Guiyang
Coeiiamen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Guiyang, China
The Archdiocese of Guiyang (Kweyang) is the Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese for Guizhou province, southwestern China, with St. Joseph's Cathedral in Guiyang as its seat. Guizhou first became an apostolic vicariate in 1696 and the vicariate was definitively re-erected in 1846 before elevation with the Chinese hierarchy in 1946. Paul Xiao Zejiang has led the see since 2014.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 11 April 1946
- Latin
- Coeiiamen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001550
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 24,713
- Population
- 7,000,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 0.4%
- Extent
- 100,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.2
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Paul Xiao Zejiang
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Guiyang stands in Guiyang, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Guiyang
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AnlongAnlong
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in Guiyang, provincial capital of Guizhou (formerly Kweichow; French: Kouy-tcheou) in southwestern China, this archdiocese was formerly spelled Kweyang (Latin: Archidioecesis Coeiiamensis; simplified Chinese: 天主教贵阳总教区; traditional Chinese: 天主教貴陽總教區).
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.