Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi’an

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Xi’an
latin=Archidioecesis Singanensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 圣方濟主教座堂（南堂）
("St. Francis Cathedral")
cocathedral =
area= 12,000
population= 1,500,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 13,394
catholics_percent= 0.9
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi’an {Latin: " Singanen(sis)", 中文:西安, 長安 } is an archdiocese located in the city of Xi’an in China.

History

* April 12, 1911: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi 陝西中境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shensi 陝西北境
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Xi’an 西安

Leadership

* Archbishops of Xi’an 西安 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Pacific Li Huan-de, O.F.M. (李宣德) (Apostolic Administrator January 25, 1952 – 1973)
** Archbishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. (萬九樓) (April 11, 1946 – May 10, 1952)
* Vicars Apostolic of Xi’anfu 西安府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. (萬九樓) (later Archbishop) (June 14, 1932 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore, O.F.M. (戴夏德) (May 16, 1928 – April 10, 1932)
** Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (December 3, 1924 – January 26, 1927)
* Vicars Apostolic of Central Shensi 陝西中境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (July 7, 1916 – December 3, 1924)
** Bishop Auguste-Jean-Gabriel Maurice, O.F.M. (穆理思) (April 12, 1911 – January 1916)

uffragan Dioceses

* Fengxiang 鳳翔
* Hanzhong 漢中
* Sanyuan 三原
* Yan’an 延安
* Zhouzhi 盩厔

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/sian0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsian.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.rcxa.org/ Archdiocese website (Chinese)]