Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou
Traditional Chinese	天主教廣州總教區
Simplified Chinese	天主教广州总教区
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	tiān zhǔ jiào Guǎngzhōu zǒng jiàoqū
Wade–Giles	T'iēnchǔchiào Kuǎngchōu tsǔng chiàoch'ǘ
Yale Romanization	tyān jǔ jyàu Gwǎngjōu dzǔng jyàuchyū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Tínjyǔgáau Gwóngjāu Singgāauàu
Jyutping	tin1 zyu2 gaau1 gwong2 zau1 sing3 gaau1 au1

Archdiocese of Guangzhou

*Archidioecesis Cantonensis*

天主教广州总教区
Archdiocese of Guangzhou; Archidioecesis Cantonensis; 天主教广州总教区
	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Guangzhou
Coordinates	23°7′2″N 113°15′17″E
Statistics
Area	43,332 km2 (16,731 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 1949); 4,800,000 ; 20,346 (0.4%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Guangzhou
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Gan Junqiu

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guangzhou (Canton) (Latin: Archidioecesis Cantonensis, Chinese: 天主教廣州總教區) is an archdiocese located in the city of Guangzhou in China.

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