The Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen (, ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in China. Its episcopal see is the city of Xianxian. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing.
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
Bishop Joseph Li Liangui (March 20, 2000 – Present) Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. () (April 11, 1946 – October 15, 1968) Vicars Apostolic of Xianxian 獻縣 Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. () (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946) Bishop Henri Lécroart, S.J. () (December 23, 1919 – December 2, 1936) Vicars Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南 Bishop Henri Maquet, S.J. () (July 20, 1901 – December 23, 1919) Bishop Henri-Joseph Bulté, C.M. () (March 14, 1880 – October 14, 1900) Bishop Edouard-Auguste Dubar, S.J. () (September 9, 1864 – July 1, 1878) Bishop Adrien-Hippolyte Languillat, S.J. () (May 30, 1856 – September 9, 1864)
References
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Diocese website (Chinese) UCAN Diocese Profile
See also
Imprimerie de la Mission Catholique (Sienhsien)