Shanghai [Shanghai] (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Joseph Shen Bin, Bishop
[ Zhang Tongli], Bishop
Thaddeus Ma Daqin, Auxiliary Bishop
Joseph Xing Wenzhi, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nanjing [Nanking]
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 10,000 (3,862 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.catholicsh.org/
Mailing Address: St.-Joseph Church, Szechwan Road South, Shanghai, Jiangsu, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Shanghai [Shanghai]
- Latin Name: Sciamhaevensis
- Erected: 13 December 1933
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. † (13 Dec 1933 Appointed - 10 Sep 1948 Died)
Joseph Kung Szu-jung † (9 Jun 1949 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei) † (15 Jul 1950 Appointed - 12 Mar 2000 Died)
[Louis Zhang Jia-shu (Chang Kia Shu)], S.J. † (26 Apr 1960 Ordained Bishop - 25 Feb 1988 Died)
[ Zhang Tongli] (28 Dec 1999 Ordained Bishop - )
Joseph Fan Zhong-Liang, S.J. † (12 Mar 2000 Succeeded - 16 Mar 2014 Died)
Joseph Shen Bin (4 Apr 2023 Installed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Shanghai [Shanghai]
13 December 1933	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing] (Kiangning, Kaushun, Kiangpu, Huyoti, Lishui, Luho, Tantu, Kintan, Liyang, Tanyang, Yangchung, Wutsin, Ihing, Kiangyin, and Wushïh)	Vicariate Apostolic of Shanghai [Shanghai] (erected)
Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Shanghai [Shanghai]	Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai]
9 June 1949	Territory Lost	Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai] (Szeyang, Tsinkiangpu or Tlweiyin, Uivaian, Paoying, Kaoyu, Yangchow or Kiangtu, and Ichcng)	Prefecture Apostolic of Yangzhou [Yangchow] (erected)
9 June 1949	Territory Lost	Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai] (Tunghai, Kanyu, Bhuyang, Kwanyun, Lienshui, Fowning, Yencheng, Hinghwa, Tungtai, and Taichow)	Prefecture Apostolic of Haizhou [Haichow, Donghai, Tunghai] (erected)
9 June 1949	Territory Lost	Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai] (Soochow (or Wuhsien), Changshu, Taitsang, Kun Shan, and Wujiang)	Diocese of Suzhou [Soochow] (erected)

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

Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai]

1950 6,000,000 .0% 78 117 195 0 226 690 ap1951

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai]
1950		6,000,000	.0%	78	117	195	0		226	690		ap1951

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Thaddeus Ma Daqin (Priest: 18 Dec 1994; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jul 2012)
Joseph Shen Bin (Bishop: 4 Apr 2023 - )
Joseph Xing Wenzhi (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 2005 to 2011)
[ Zhang Tongli] (Bishop: 28 Dec 1999)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Matthew Cao Xiangde † (Priest: Nov 1985 to 25 Jun 2000)
Joseph Fan Zhong-Liang, S.J. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Feb 1985; Bishop: 12 Mar 2000 to 16 Mar 2014)
Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. † (Vicar Apostolic: 13 Dec 1933; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 10 Sep 1948)
Aloysius Jin Lu-xian, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jan 1985; Coadjutor Bishop: 2005 to 27 Apr 2013)
Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei) † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1950 to 12 Mar 2000)
Joseph Kung Szu-jung † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1949 - Did Not Take Effect to 31 Aug 2002)
[Stephen Li Side] † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jan 1985 to 9 Mar 1993)
[Louis Zhang Jia-shu (Chang Kia Shu)], S.J. † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1960 to 25 Feb 1988)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Shanghai [Shanghai]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 27, Page 37, and Page 38
Diocese of Shanghai [Shanghai]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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