Archdiocese of Suiyuan

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan/Hohhot (, ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hohhot in China.

History December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongolia 蒙古 March 14, 1922: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Suiyuan 1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Suiyuan 綏遠

Leadership Archbishops of Suiyuan (Roman rite) Archbishop Paul Meng Qinglu (2010–present) Archbishop John Baptist Wang Xi-xian (1997 - 2005) Archbishop Francis Wang Xueming (王學明) (August 19, 1951 – February 10, 1997) Archbishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (April 11, 1946 – August 19, 1951) Vicars Apostolic of Suiyuan 綏遠 (Roman Rite) Bishop Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. (later Archbishop) (March 21, 1938 – April 11, 1946) Bishop Louis van Dyck, C.I.C.M. (葛崇德) (August 10, 1915 – December 5, 1937) Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (Roman Rite) Bishop Alfons Bermyn, C.I.C.M. (闵玉清) (April 3, 1901 – February 16, 1915) Bishop Ferdinand Hamer, C.I.C.M. (韩默理) (1889–1900) Bishop Alfons De Vos, C.I.C.M. (德玉明) (1883–1889)

Suffragan dioceses Jining 集寧 Ningxia 寧夏 Xiwanzi 西彎子

References

GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy