Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hangzhou/Hangchow (Hamceuven(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Hangzhou (Zhejiang) in China. The Archdiocese has not had a bishop with a papal mandate from 1956 until 2008. Matthew Cao Xiangde was appointed bishop by the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association but then recognized by the Holy See.

History

 * May 10, 1910: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Western Chekiang from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang
 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Hangzhou
 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hangzhou

Leadership

 * Archbishops of Hangzhou (Roman rite)
 * Archbishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (April 11, 1946 – April 2, 1956)
 * Vicars Apostolic of Hangzhou 杭州 (Roman Rite)
 * Bishop Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. (梅占魁) (later Archbishop) (February 18, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
 * Bishop Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M. (田法服) (May 10, 1910 – February 18, 1937)

Suffragan dioceses

 * Lishui 麗水
 * Ningbo 寧波
 * Taizhou 台州
 * Yongjia 永嘉