The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanning (, ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Nanning (Guangxi) in China.
History
August 6, 1875: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Guangxi 廣西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東 June 6, 1914: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Guangxi 廣西 December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanning 南寧 April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanning 南寧
Leadership Archbishops of Nanning (Roman rite) Archbishop Joseph Tan Yanquan (2007–present) Archbishop Joseph Meng Ziwen (1984 - 2007) Archbishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (April 11, 1946 – February 7, 1954) Vicars Apostolic of Nanning 南寧 (Roman Rite) Bishop Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. (沈士杰) (later Archbishop) (June 30, 1930 – April 11, 1946) Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (April 6, 1914 – June 10, 1929) Prefects Apostolic of Guangxi (Kuamsi) 廣西 (Roman Rite) Bishop Maurice-François Ducoeur, M.E.P. (刘志忠) (December 22, 1910 – April 6, 1914) Bishop Joseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. (罗惠良) (April 26, 1900 – August 23, 1910) Bishop Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. (司立修) (August 21, 1891 – September 22, 1899) Bishop Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. (富于道) (August 13, 1878 – March 31, 1889) Fr. Aloysius Jolly, M.E.P. (文芍理) (1875–1878)
Suffragan dioceses Wuzhou 梧州
References
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy