Archdiocese of Hangzhou

Archdiocese of Hangzhou

*Archidioecesis Hamceuvensis*

天主教杭州总教区
Archdiocese of Hangzhou; Archidioecesis Hamceuvensis; 天主教杭州总教区
	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Hangzhou
Statistics
Area	34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 1950); 6,467,246; 27,003 (0.4%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hangzhou)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Yang Yongqiang

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou/Hangchow (Latin: Hamceuven(sis), Chinese: 杭州) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hangzhou (Zhejiang) in China. The Archdiocese has not had a bishop with a papal mandate from 1956 until 2008. Matthew Cao Xiangde was appointed bishop by the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association but then recognized by the Holy See.^[1]

History

May 10, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Chekiang from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hangzhou
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hangzhou

Archbishops of Hangzhou (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (April 11, 1946 – April 2, 1956)
Vicars Apostolic of Hangzhou 杭州 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (later Archbishop) (February 18, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M. (田法服) (May 10, 1910 – February 18, 1937)

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