Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian

Diocese of Xianxian

*Dioecesis Scienscienensis*

天主教献县教区
Diocese of Xianxian; Dioecesis Scienscienensis; 天主教献县教区
	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Beijing
Statistics
Area	8,400 km2 (3,200 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 1950); 2,200,000; 62,000 (2.8%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Xianxian
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Li Liangui
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph 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 edit

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

Bishops of Xianxian
- 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
- 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
- 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)