Roman Catholicism The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide . It is am ...

is a minority religious denomination in

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

, a province of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. In Xi'an, there is the cathedral of St Francis. Shaanxi has experienced the

persecution of Christians The persecution of Christians can be historically traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day. Christian missionaries and converts to Christianity have both been targeted for persecution, sometimes to the point of b ...

History

Catholicism entered Shaanxi before 1700. Zan Jia Cun is a village with a Catholic majority and which is the origin of priests. Xiaoqiaopan is another village with a Catholic majority.

List of Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Shaanxi

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi’an The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an ( la, Singanen(sis), ) is an archdiocese 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 Vic ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fengxiang The Diocese of Fengxiang ( la, Fomsiamen(sis), ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese if the Catholic Church located in Fengxiang (Shaanxi), China. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hanzhong (formerly spelled Hanchung; la, Dioecesis Hanciomensis; zh, t=天主教漢中教區), also known as Diocese of Nancheng, is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanyuan The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sanyuan ( la, Saniüenen(sis), ) is a diocese located in Sanyuan in the Ecclesiastical province of Xi'an, and is centered in the Chinese province of Shaanxi. History * November 1, 1931: Established as Apostolic Pre ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yan’an The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yan'an/Fushi ( la, Iennganen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Yan'an (Shaanxi) in the Ecclesiastical province of Xi'an in China. History * October 15, 1696: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Shen ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhouzhi/Chowchich ( la, Ceuceven(sis); ) is a diocese located in Zhouzhi (Shaanxi) in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi’an, Xi’an in China. History * June 17, 1932: Established as t ...

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{{Reflist Christianity in Shaanxi Catholic Church in China

History

List of Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Shaanxi

See also

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