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Apostolic Vicariate Of Shenyang

The Archdiocese of Shenyang (Latin: Fomtienen(sis), Chinese: 瀋陽, 奉天) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in northeastern PR China.

Its cathedral episcopal see is a Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the city of Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province.

History

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Vicar of Liaotung (Manchuria and Mongolia) 遼東
Apostolic of Vicars (Liaotung and) Manchuria 遼東滿州
  • Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles, M.E.P. (方若望) (see aboveAugust 20, 1840 – death April 29, 1878)
  • Constant Dubail, M.E.P. (杜公斯) (May 23, 1879 – death December 7, 1887), Titular Bishop of Bolina (1879-05-23 – 1887-12-07)
    • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Joseph-André Boyer (), M.E.P. (1886-04-13 – death 1887-03-08), Titular Bishop of Myrina (1886-04-13 – 1887-03-08)
  • Louis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. (祁類思) (March 23, 1888 – death May 17, 1889), Titular Bishop of Traianopolis (in Phrygia) (1888-03-23 – 1889-05-17)
  • Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. (紀隆) (December 28, 1889 – May 10, 1898 see below), Titular Bishop of Eumenia (1889-12-28 – 1900-07-02 see below)
    • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Pierre-Marie-François Lalouyer (藍祿葉), M.E.P. (1897-07-24 – 1898-05-16), Titular Bishop of Raphaneæ (1897-07-24 – death 1923-02-17), later Apostolic Vicar of Northern Manchuria 北滿 (China) (1898-05-16 – 1923-02-17)
Apostolic Vicars of Southern Manchuria 南滿
  • Laurent Guillon, M.E.P. (紀隆) (see above May 10, 1898 – death July 2, 1900)
  • Marie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. (蘇裴理斯) (February 21, 1901 – July 1, 1920), Titular Bishop of Zela (February 21, 1901 – death July 31, 1923)
    • Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (never succeeded) Vincent-François-Joseph Sage (善味增爵), M.E.P. (1914-07-20 – death 1917-09-20, Titular Bishop of Cusæ (1914-07-20 – 1917-09-20)
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (December 19, 1921 – December 3, 1924 see below), previously Apostolic Vicar of Southern Manchuria 南滿 (China) (1921-12-19 – 1924-12-03) & Titular Bishop of Lambæsis (1921-12-29 – 1946-04-11)
Apostolic Vicar of Shenyang 瀋陽
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (see above December 3, 1924 – April 11, 1946 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Shenyang 瀋陽
  • Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. (衛忠藩) (see above April 11, 1946 – death May 18, 1946)
  • Ignatius Pi Shu-shi (皮漱石) (July 26, 1949 – death May 16, 1978)
  • uncanonical Paul Xu Zhen-jiang (徐振江) (1981 – death 1984-06-22) (consecrated Bishop without papal mandate 1981-07-24)
  • Lawrence Zhang Huai-liang (張化良) (1988 – death April 1989) (consecrated Bishop 1988-10-16)
  • Pius Jin Pei-xian (金沛獻) (1989 – 2008-0-29 death 2008-11-04) (consecrated Bishop 1989-05-21)
  • Paul Pei Junmin (June 29, 2008 – ...); succeeded as former Coadjutor Archbishop of Shenyang (2006-05-07 – 2008-06-29)

Province

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own Archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics :

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