Diocese of Xianxian

Dioecesis Scienscienensis

天主教献县教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceBeijing
Statistics
Area8,400 km2 (3,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
2,200,000
62,000 (2.8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Xianxian
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Li Liangui
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Li Shan

The Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen (Latin: Scienscienen(sis), Chinese: 獻縣) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in China. Its episcopal see is the city of Xianxian. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing.

History

View of the mission at the end of the 19th century
  • May 30, 1856: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南 from the Diocese of Beijing 北京
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Xianxian 獻縣
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xianxian 獻縣

Leadership

  • Bishops of Xianxian
    • Bishop Joseph Li Liangui (March 20, 2000 – Present)
    • Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. (趙振聲) (April 11, 1946 – October 15, 1968)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Xianxian 獻縣
    • Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. (趙振聲) (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
    • Bishop Henri Lécroart, S.J. (劉欽明) (December 23, 1919 – December 2, 1936)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南
    • Bishop Henri Maquet, S.J. (馬澤軒) (July 20, 1901 – December 23, 1919)
    • Bishop Henri-Joseph Bulté, C.M. (步天衢) (March 14, 1880 – October 14, 1900)
    • Bishop Edouard-Auguste Dubar, S.J. (杜巴爾) (September 9, 1864 – July 1, 1878)
    • Bishop Adrien-Hippolyte Languillat, S.J. (郎怀仁) (May 30, 1856 – September 9, 1864)

References

See also

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