Archibishop of Canton
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Archdiocese of Guangzhou Archidioecesis Coamceuvensis 天主教广州总教区 |
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| Location | |
| Country |  China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Guangzhou |
| Coordinates | 23°7′2″N 113°15′17″E / 23.11722°N 113.25472°ECoordinates: 23°7′2″N 113°15′17″E / 23.11722°N 113.25472°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 43,332 km2 (16,731 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 1949) 4,800,000 20,346 (0.4%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Guangzhou |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Gan Junqiu |
| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou | |||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 天主教廣州總教區 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天主教广州总教区 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Latin | Archidioecesis Coamceuven(sis) | ||||||||||||||||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou(Canton) Latin: Coamceuven(sis), Chinese: 廣州 is an archdiocese located in the city of Guangzhou in China.
The Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Guangzhou, Bishop Dominic Deng Yi-ming, S.J. was imprisoned in 1958. His release in 1981 due to a necessary cancer treatment in Hong Kong and his subsequent appointment to archbishop caused the Chinese authorities respond with the appointment of Joseph Ye Yinyun. Archbishop Ye was never recognized by the Holy See, his successor Archbishop James Lin Bingliang was recognized in 1998 only after Archbishop Deng's death in 1995. Thus the rift between the underground church and the Patriotic Church came for the Archdiocese to an end. The present archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu won papal consent even before the consent of the Chinese authorities. His ordination was delayed, because the Chinese authorities originally wanted to have two illicit bishops preside over it.
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