Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian

Diocese of Xianxian Dioecesis Scienscienensis 天主教献县教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Beijing
Metropolitan	Beijing
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 2,200,000 62,000 (2.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Xianxian
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Li Liangui
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Li Shan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen (Latin: Scienscienen(sis), Chinese: 獻縣) is a diocese located in the city of Xianxian in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

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 (Roman rite)
  • 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 (Roman Rite)
  • 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 (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-Hippolyte Languillat, S.J. (郎怀仁) (May 30, 1856 – September 9, 1864)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Chinese)
• UCAN Diocese Profile