Diocese of Xianxian Dioecesis Scienscienensis 天主教献县教区 | |
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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.
38°12′N 116°07′E / 38.200°N 116.117°E
Diocese of Xianxian Dioecesis Scienscienensis 天主教献县教区 | |
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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.
38°12′N 116°07′E / 38.200°N 116.117°E