Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Xianxian
獻縣
latin= Dioecesis Scienscienensis
country= China | metropolitan=Beijing
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 大张庄耶稣圣心主教座堂
("Dazhangzhuang Sacred Heart Cathedral")
cocathedral =
area= 8,400
population= 2,200,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 62,000
catholics_percent= 2.8
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen {Latin: " Scienscienen(sis)", 中文: 獻縣} is a diocese located in the city of Xianxian in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.
History
* 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 (Roman rite)
** Bishop Francis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. (趙振聲) (April 11, 1946 – October 15, 1968)
* Vicars Apostolic of Xianxian 獻縣 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Francis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. (趙振聲) (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Henry Lécroart, S.J. (劉欽明) (December 23, 1919 – December 2, 1936)
* Vicars Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南 (Roman Rite)
** 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-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. (郎怀仁) (May 30, 1856 – September 9, 1864)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/sien1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsien.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.xianxiancc.org/ Diocese website (Chinese)]
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