The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an ( la, Singanen(sis), ) is an
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
located in the city of
Xi’an (
Shaanxi) in China.
History
* April 12, 1911: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi 陝西中境 from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shensi 陝西北境
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Xi’anfu 西安府
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Xi’an 西安
Leadership
* Arch
bishops of Xi’an 西安 (Roman rite)
** Archbishop
Anthony Dang Mingyan (), (2006–present)
** Archbishop Anthony Li Du-an (
李笃安), (5 April 1987 - 25 May 2006)
** Bishop
Pacific Li Huan-de
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,
O.F.M. () (Apostolic Administrator January 25, 1952–1972)
** Archbishop
Pacifico Giulio Vanni
Pacifico may refer to:
People
*Pacificus of Verona (776–844), 9th century archdeacon of Verona
* Pacificus (Pacifico), 13th-century follower of St. Francis of Assisi
* Pacificus of San Severino (1653–1721), 17th-century saint
* Pacifico Licut ...
, O.F.M. () (April 11, 1946 - May 10, 1952)
* Vicars Apostolic of Xi’anfu 西安府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. () (later Archbishop) (June 14, 1932–April 11, 1946)
** Bishop
Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore, O.F.M. () (May 16, 1928–April 10, 1932)
** Bishop
Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. () (December 3, 1924–January 26, 1927)
* Vicars Apostolic of Central Shensi 陝西中境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. () (July 7, 1916–December 3, 1924)
** Bishop
Auguste-Jean-Gabriel Maurice, O.F.M. () (April 12, 1911–January 1916)
Suffragan dioceses
*
Fengxiang 鳳翔
*
Hanzhong 漢中
*
Sanyuan 三原
*
Yan’an 延安
*
Zhouzhi 盩厔
See also
*
St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an
*
Roman Catholicism in Shaanxi
References
Sources
GCatholic.orgOfficial website
Roman Catholic dioceses in China
Christian organizations established in 1911
Christianity in Shaanxi
Religion in Xi'an
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