Archdiocese of Nanjing [Nanking]

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing]
  • Latin Name: Nanchinensis
  • Erected: 30 September 1660
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Diocese of Nanking [Nanjing]
  • Latin Name: Nanchinensis
  • Elevated: 10 April 1690
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Kiangnan
  • Elevated: 21 January 1856
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Kiangsu
  • Name Changed: 8 August 1921
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing]
  • Latin Name: Nanchinensis
  • Name Changed: 1 May 1922
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ignace Cotolendi † (20 Sep 1660 Appointed - 16 Aug 1662 Died)
• Grégoire Lo(u) Wen-tsao (López), O.P. † (3 Jan 1674 Appointed - 27 Feb 1691 Died)
• Alessandro Ciceri, S.J. † (25 Jan 1694 Appointed - 22 Dec 1703 Died)
• Antonio de Silva, S.J. † ( 1707 Appointed - )
• António Paes Godinho, S.J. † (11 Feb 1718 Appointed - 11 Feb 1721 Resigned)
• Emmanuel de Jesus-Maria-Joseph, O.F.M. † (12 Feb 1721 Appointed - 6 Jul 1739 Died)
• Francesco de Santa Rosa de Viterbo, O.F.M. † (26 Nov 1742 Appointed - 21 Mar 1750 Died)
• Gottfried Xaver von Laimbeckhoven, S.J. † (15 May 1752 Appointed - 22 May 1787 Died)
• Eusebio Luciano Carvalho Gomes da Silva, C.M. † (14 Dec 1789 Appointed - 30 Mar 1790 Died)
• Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (20 Aug 1804 Confirmed - 2 Nov 1838 Died)
• Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. † (2 Nov 1855 Succeeded - 2 Apr 1856 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Hupeh {Hu-Pè})
• André-Pierre Borgniet, S.J. † (24 May 1859 Appointed - 31 Jul 1862 Died)
• Adrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. † (9 Sep 1864 Appointed - 29 Nov 1878 Died)
• Valentin Garnier, S.J. † (21 Jan 1879 Appointed - 14 Aug 1898 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste Simon, S.J. † (7 Jan 1899 Appointed - 10 Aug 1899 Died)
• Jules Prosper París, S.J. † (27 Apr 1900 Appointed - 13 May 1931 Died)
• Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. † (13 May 1931 Succeeded - 13 Dec 1933 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Shanghai [Shanghai])
• Paul Yü Pin † (7 Jul 1936 Appointed - 16 Aug 1978 Died)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Nanjing [Nanking]
1950	32,536	6,000,000	.5%	37	10	47	692		10	33	17	ap1951

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• André-Pierre Borgniet, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 24 May 1859 to 31 Jul 1862)
• Nathaniel Bürger, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Jul 1778 to 28 Aug 1780)
• Eusebio Luciano Carvalho Gomes da Silva, C.M. † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1789 to 30 Mar 1790)
• Alessandro Ciceri, S.J. † (Bishop: 25 Jan 1694 to 22 Dec 1703)
• Ignace Cotolendi † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 Sep 1660 to 16 Aug 1662)
• Valentin Garnier, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Jan 1879 to 14 Aug 1898)
• Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 2 Jul 1928; Vicar Apostolic: 13 May 1931 to 13 Dec 1933)
• Emmanuel de Jesus-Maria-Joseph, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1721 to 6 Jul 1739)
• Gottfried Xaver von Laimbeckhoven, S.J. † (Bishop: 15 May 1752 to 22 May 1787)
• Adrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 9 Sep 1864 to 29 Nov 1878)
• Grégoire Lo(u) Wen-tsao (López), O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jan 1674; Bishop: 10 Apr 1690 to 27 Feb 1691)
• Francesco Xavier Maresca, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jan 1847 to 2 Nov 1855)
• António Paes Godinho, S.J. † (Bishop: 11 Feb 1718 to 11 Feb 1721)
• Jules Prosper París, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Apr 1900 to 13 May 1931)
• Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 2 Nov 1838)
• Francesco de Santa Rosa de Viterbo, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 26 Nov 1742 to 21 Mar 1750)
• Antonio de Silva, S.J. † (Bishop: 1707)
• Jean-Baptiste Simon, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Jan 1899 to 10 Aug 1899)
• Luigi Celestino Spelta, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 19 Sep 1848; Bishop: 2 Nov 1855 to 2 Apr 1856)
• Paul Yü Pin † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Jul 1936; Archbishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 16 Aug 1978)