Archdiocese of Chongqing

ARCHDIOCESE OF CHONGQING (Archidioecesis Ciomchimensis)

Country : China
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1856 as Apostolic Vicariate of Southeastern Szechwan
Renamed in 1860 as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Szechwan
Renamed in 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Chungking
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1946

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Chongqing

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Arms of Apostolic Vicars

Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches (1856- 1883)
Eugène-Paul Coupat (1883-1890)
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Laurent Blettery (1890-1891)
Célestin-Félix-Joseph Chouvellon (1891-1924)
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Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen (1926-1946)

Arms of Archbishops

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Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen (1946-1950)
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Simon Liu Zhong-yu (1981-1992)
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Joseph Hou Guoyong (1989-present)
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Paulus Lo Bei Zhan (1993-2001)

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