- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing
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Coordinates: 39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E
Archdiocese of Beijing
Archidioecesis Pechimensis
天主教北京总教区
Cathedral interiorLocation Country China Coordinates 39°54′03″N 116°22′27″E / 39.900798°N 116.374075°E Statistics Area 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) Population
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Statistics Missing [1]Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Immaculate Conception Cathedral (South Church)
圣母无原罪主教座堂(南堂/宣武门堂)Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Joseph Li Shan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing Chinese 天主教北京总教区 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin tiān zhǔ jiào Běijīng zǒng jiàoqū - Wade–Giles T'ien1chu3chiao4 Pei3ching1 tsung3 chiao4ch'ü2 - Gwoyeu Romatzyh Tianjuujiaw Beeijing tzoong jiawchiu
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing (Latin: Archidioecesis Pechimensis, Chinese: 天主教北京总教区; pinyin: Tiānzhǔjiào Běijīng zǒng jiàoqū) is an archdiocese located in the city of Beijing in China.Contents
History
- 1307: Established as Archdiocese of Khanbalik
- 1375: Suppressed
- April 10, 1690: Restored as Diocese of Beijing from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing
- May 30, 1856: Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Beijing
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing
Special churches
- Former Cathedral:
- 救世主堂 (北堂/西什库堂)
(Holy Saviour Church (North Church))
- 救世主堂 (北堂/西什库堂)
Leadership
- Archbishops of Beijing 北京 (Maronite rite)
- Archbishop Cardinal Ghada Owais, (关晓镇), (4 April 2012 - Present)
- Archbishops of Beijing 北京 (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, (September 21, 2007 - 12 February 2012)
- Cardinal Thomas Tien ken-sin, S.V.D. (田耕莘) (April 11, 1946 – July 24, 1967)
- Vicars Apostolic of Beijing 北京 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. (满德胎) (January 27, 1933 – April 1946)
- Bishop Stanislas Jarlin, C.M. (林懋德) (December 3, 1924 – January 27, 1933)
- Vicars Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Stanislas Jarlin, C.M. (林懋德) (April 5, 1905 – December 3, 1924)
- Bishop Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier, C.M. (樊國樑) (April 13, 1899 – April 4, 1905)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. (郁世良 / 都士良) (June 6, 1890 – April 13, 1899)
- Bishop François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. (戴世濟 / 戴濟世) (August 5, 1884 – March 13, 1890)
- Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (January 21, 1870 – May 24, 1884)
- Bishop Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. (蘇鳳文 / 蘇發旺) (December 4, 1868 – January 21, 1870)
- Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (May 30, 1856 – December 4, 1868)
- Bishops of Beijing 北京 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (January 3, 1856 – May 30, 1856)
- Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (Apostolic Administrator April 28, 1846 – January 3, 1856)
- Bishop Cayetano Pires Pireira, C.M. (畢學源) (Apostolic Administrator August 1827 – November 2, 1838)
- Bishop Joaquim da Souza Saraiva, C.M. (July 6, 1808 – February 18, 1818)
- Archbishops of Khanbalik 汗八里 (Roman Rite)
- Archbishop Guglielmo da Villanova, O.F.M. (1370? – ?)
- Archbishop Nicolas da Botras, O.S.F. (尼古拉) (1333 – 1338)
- Patriarch Giovanni da Montecorvino, O.F.M. (若望‧孟高维诺) (July 23, 1307 – 1328)
- Archbishop Ulrico da Seyfridsdorf, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1307? – 1308)
- Archbishop Nicolò da Banzia, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1307? – 1308)
- Archbishop Andreuccio da Assisi, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1307? – 1308)
Suffragan dioceses
- Anguo 安國
- Baoding 保定
- Daming 大名
- Jingxian 景縣
- Shunde 順得
- Tianjin 天津
- Xianxian 獻縣
- Xuanhua 宣化
- Yongnian 永年
- Yongping 永平
- Zhaoxian 趙縣
- Zhengding 正定
See also
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing
- Christianity in China
- Roman Catholicism in China
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in China
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured_view)-Episcopal Conference of China
- Michael Fu Tieshan
Notes
Source
Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in China
- 1307 establishments
- Dioceses established in the 14th century
- 1375 disestablishments
- 1690 establishments
- Religious organizations established in the 1690s
- Dioceses established in the 17th century
- Beijing
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
- Archbishops of Asia
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