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Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian

Coordinates: 38°12′N 116°07′E / 38.200°N 116.117°E / 38.200; 116.117
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Diocese of Xianxian

Dioecesis Scienscienensis

天主教献县教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceBeijing
Statistics
Area8,400 km2 (3,200 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
2,200,000
62,000 (2.8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Xianxian
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Li Liangui
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Li Shan

The Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen (Latin: Scienscienen(sis), Chinese: 獻縣) 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

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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

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38°12′N 116°07′E / 38.200°N 116.117°E / 38.200; 116.117