Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian
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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.
Diocese of Xianxian Dioecesis Scienscienensis 天主教献县教区 | |
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 Sacred Heart Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Ecclesiastical province | Beijing |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,400 km2 (3,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1950) 2,200,000 62,000 (2.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Xianxian |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Li Liangui |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joseph Li Shan |
- 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
- 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)
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Chinese) (currently censored)
- UCAN Diocese Profile