Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian

Diocese of Zhaoxian Dioecesis Ciaoscienensis 天主教赵县教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Beijing
Metropolitan	Beijing
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1947) 900,000 45,000 (5.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Li Shan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian (Latin: Ciaoscienen(sis), Chinese: 趙縣) is a diocese located in the city of Zhaoxian in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

History

• March 18, 1929: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaoxian 趙縣 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府
• January 11, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhaoxian 趙縣
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhaoxian 趙縣

Leadership

• Bishops of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (April 11, 1946 – February 13, 1953)
• Vicars Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (January 11, 1932 – April 11, 1946)
• Prefects Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman Rite)
  • Fr. John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (later Bishop) (April 9, 1929 – January 11, 1932)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy