The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang (, ) is an archdiocese based in the city of Nanchang in China.
History
1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi 1838: Suppressed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi 1846: Restored as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi August 19, 1879: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Kiangsi August 25, 1920: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jiujiang December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanchang April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanchang
Leadership
Archbishops of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman rite) Archbishop John Wu Shi-zhen (1991–2014) Archbishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (July 18, 1946 – 1972) Vicars Apostolic of Nanchang 南昌 (Roman Rite) Bishop Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. (July 3, 1931 – February 19, 1944) Bishop Louis-Élisée Fatiguet, C.M. (February 24, 1911 – February 13, 1931) Vicars Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi 江西北境 (Roman Rite) Bishop Paul-Léon Ferrant, C.M. (September 24, 1905 – November 5, 1910) Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (August 19, 1879 – September 24, 1905) Vicars Apostolic of Kiangsi 江西 (Roman Rite) Bishop Géraud Bray, C.M. (March 15, 1870 – August 19, 1879) Bishop François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. (顧方濟) (1854 – February 2, 1860) Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (February 27, 1852 – June 12, 1854) Bishop Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. (March 26, 1846 – July 20, 1850)