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Archdiocese of Kunming [Kunming]

Archidioecesis Coenmimensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Ma Yinglin, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 11 April 1946
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: China
  • Square Kilometers: 150,000 (57,937 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Tuo-Tuwg Rd., Kunming, Yunnan, China

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnan
28 August 1840ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan) Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnan (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnanfu
3 December 1924Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of Yünnan Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnanfu
22 November 1929Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Yünnanfu (Sze-mao, Ning-erh, Mo-kiang, King-hu, Yuan-mang, Sin-ping, Lan-tsang, Chen-yuan, King-tung, Mien-ning, Teng-chung, Pao-shan, Yung- Ping, Chen-Jcang, Lung-ling, Ta-U, Siang-yun, Jerh-yuan, Feng-y, Teng-chwan, Ping-chwan, Yun-lung, Mi-tu, Li-Mang, ...) Mission "Sui Iuris" of Tali [Dali] (erected)
8 April 1935Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Yünnanfu (Chaotung, Tungchwan, Yentsing, Chensing, Sukiang, Hiliang, Yunshan, Kiadkia, Süanwei, TaTcwan, and Lutien UTbem) Prefecture Apostolic of Zhaotong [Chaotung] (erected)
Archdiocese of Kunming [Kunming]
11 April 1946ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Yünnanfu Archdiocese of Kunming [Kunming]

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Kunming [Kunming]
195010,0258,000,000.1%4064621794226ap2002

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Yünnanfu
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 23, and Page 25
  • Archdiocese of Kunming [Kunming]
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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