Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fuzhou

Archdiocese of Fuzhou

*Archidioecesis Fuceuvensis*

天主教福州总教区
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 County of Sanming; Gutian County and Pingnan County of Ningde; Yanping District and Shunchang County of Nanping
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.

History

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

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)

Vicars Apostolic of Fuzhou 福州 (Roman Rite)

Archbishops of Fuzhou (Roman rite)