Archdiocese of Lanzhou Archidioecesis Lanceuvensis 天主教兰州总教区 | |
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Location | |
Country | China |
Ecclesiastical province | Lanzhou |
Statistics | |
Area | 250,000 km2 (97,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 4,000,000 17,465 (0.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Lanzhou |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Han Zhihai |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou (Latin: Lanceuven(sis), simplified Chinese: 兰州 / 皋兰; traditional Chinese: 蘭州 /皋蘭; pinyin: Lánzhōu / Gāolán) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Catholic church with an Ecclesiastical province, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Its archiepiscopal see is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart located in the city of Lanzhou, Gansu province. No statistics available.
The Metropolitan's Suffragan sees are :
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