Archdiocese of Nanjing

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ARCHDIOCESE OF NANJING (Dioecesis Curiensis)

Country : China
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1660 as Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing
Elevated to Diocese of Nanjing in 1690
Demoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangnan in 1856
Renamed in 1921 to Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsu
Renamed in 1922 to Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing
Elevated to Archdiocese in 1946
Vacant since 1949 (1978)

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