Metropolitan see Anqing, China
Archdiocese of Anqing
Nganchimen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Anhui province, China, established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Anking on 21 February 1929 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Wuhu and promoted to metropolitan archdiocese on 11 April 1946 with Bengbu and Wuhu as suffragans. Wikipedia lists its seat as the Cathedral of St. Thomas in Hefei and Joseph Liu Xinhong as archbishop.
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- Established
- 1929
- Catholics
- 28,268
- Territory
- 38,000 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Archbishop
- Joseph Liu Xinhong
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Thomas, Hefei stands in Anqing, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
The city of Anqing in China is the seat of this archdiocese, known as Anqing 安慶 or Huaining 懷寧 (Wade Giles: Huai-ning / Anking; Latin: Nganchimen(sis)).