Fuzhou [Foochow] (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Joseph Cai Bingrui, Bishop
Giuseppe Lin Yuntuan, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 32,348 (12,494 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Archbishop's House, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu)
- Erected: 15 October 1696
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien, Chekiang, and Kiangsi
- United: 1790
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien
- Latin Name: de Fo-Kien
- Split: 16 August 1838
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou]
- Latin Name: Fuceuvensis
- Name Changed: 27 December 1923
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

François Pallu, M.E.P. † (15 Apr 1680 Appointed - 29 Oct 1684 Died)
Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. † (29 Oct 1684 Appointed - 10 Apr 1690 Appointed, Bishop of Peking [Beijing])
Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. † (5 Feb 1687 Appointed - 4 May 1708 Resigned)
Magino Ventallol, O.P. † (3 Dec 1718 Appointed - 3 Jan 1732 Died)
St. Pedro Sanz y Jordá, O.P. † (3 Jan 1732 Succeeded - 26 May 1747 Died)
St. Francesco Serrano Frías, O.P. † (26 May 1747 Succeeded - 28 Oct 1748 Died)
Francisco Pallás y Faro, O.P. † (11 Jul 1753 Appointed - 6 Mar 1778 Died)
José Calvo, O.P. † (17 Feb 1781 Appointed - 15 Oct 1812 Died)
Roque José Carpegna Díaz, O.P. † (15 Oct 1812 Succeeded - 30 Dec 1845 Died)
Miguel Calderón, O.P. † (30 Dec 1849 Succeeded - 14 Feb 1883 Died)
Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. † (20 Jun 1884 Appointed - 17 Mar 1911 Died)
Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. † (13 Dec 1911 Appointed - 12 Jun 1941 Died)
Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. † (13 Jun 1946 Appointed - 6 May 1980 Died)
[Joseph Lin Quan] † (21 Jan 1962 Ordained Bishop - 1991 Resigned)
John Baptist Ye Yishi (Ye Ershi) † (Jun 1984 Ordained Bishop - 22 Mar 1992 Died)
John Yang Shudao (Yang Su Tao) † (7 Aug 1987 Ordained Bishop - 28 Aug 2010 Died)
[Joseph Zhen Changcheng (Chen Changcheng, Tangtionsin)] † (24 Feb 1991 Ordained Bishop - 18 Dec 2006 Died)
Peter Lin Jiashan † (28 Aug 2010 Succeeded - 14 Apr 2023 Died)
Joseph Cai Bingrui (23 Jan 2025 Installed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu)
15 October 1696	Erected	Diocese of Nanking [Nanjing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Houkouang (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu) (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi} (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Kweichow [Guizhou] (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Yunnan (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien, Chekiang, and Kiangsi
1790	United	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu) Vicariate Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}	Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien, Chekiang, and Kiangsi
16 August 1838	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien, Chekiang, and Kiangsi	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} and Kiangsi Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien
Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien
16 August 1838	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien, Chekiang, and Kiangsi	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} and Kiangsi Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien
3 December 1883	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien	Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy (erected)
19 July 1913	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien (Lun-yen-chou, Yung-chun-chou, and Hsing-hua-fu along with Nan-jih island)	Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy
27 December 1923	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien (Funing)	Vicariate Apostolic of Funing [Xiapu] (erected)
27 December 1923	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien (Tingchow)	Prefecture Apostolic of Tingchow [Changting] (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou]
27 December 1923	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien	Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou]
18 July 1929	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou] (Siiaowu, Kwangteseh, and Tainingi Kienning)	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu] (erected)
6 May 1931	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou] (Kienning, Kienyang, Chungan, Pucheng, SungM, and Chengo)	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Kienow [Jian’ou] (erected)
Archdiocese of Fuzhou [Foochow]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou]	Archdiocese of Fuzhou [Foochow]

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Fuzhou [Foochow]

1950 40,525 2,975,730 1.4% 27 12 39 1,039 ap2002

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Fuzhou [Foochow]
1950	40,525	2,975,730	1.4%	27	12	39	1,039					ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Justo Alfonso Aguilar, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 5 Sep 1848 to 26 Nov 1868)
Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Dec 1911 to 12 Jun 1941)
Tomás Badía, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 19 Jan 1842 to 1 Sep 1844)
Miguel Calderón, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 9 Sep 1831; Vicar Apostolic: 30 Dec 1849 to 14 Feb 1883)
José Calvo, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 17 Feb 1781 to 15 Oct 1812)
Roque José Carpegna Díaz, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 31 Mar 1801; Vicar Apostolic: 15 Oct 1812 to 30 Dec 1845)
Vicente Ferrer Carreras, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 30 Jan 1866 to 16 Sep 1867)
Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 20 Mar 1680; Vicar Apostolic: 29 Oct 1684 to 10 Apr 1690)
Thomas-Marie Gentili, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 10 May 1868 to 12 Jul 1884)
Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1946 to 6 May 1980)
Peter Lin Jiashan † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Jul 1997; Archbishop: 28 Aug 2010 to 14 Apr 2023)
[Joseph Lin Quan] † (Bishop: 21 Jan 1962 to 1991)
Charles Maigrot, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Feb 1687 to 4 May 1708)
Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 20 Jun 1884 to 17 Mar 1911)
Hernando Eusebio Oscot y Colombres, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 1 Oct 1737 to 28 Nov 1743)
Francisco Pallás y Faro, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Jul 1753 to 6 Mar 1778)
François Pallu, M.E.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 15 Apr 1680 to 29 Oct 1684)
Tomás Sala, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 14 Aug 1818 to 1 Oct 1828)
St. Pedro Sanz y Jordá, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 29 Jan 1728; Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jan 1732 to 26 May 1747)
St. Francesco Serrano Frías, O.P. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 22 Sep 1745; Vicar Apostolic: 26 May 1747 to 28 Oct 1748)
Magino Ventallol, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Dec 1718 to 3 Jan 1732)
John Yang Shudao (Yang Su Tao) † (Priest: 7 Oct 1947; Bishop: 7 Aug 1987 to 28 Aug 2010)
John Baptist Ye Yishi (Ye Ershi) † (Bishop: Jun 1984 to 22 Mar 1992)
[Joseph Zhen Changcheng (Chen Changcheng, Tangtionsin)] † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1991 to 18 Dec 2006)