The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen ( la, Scienscienen(sis), ) is a

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located in the city of

Xianxian Xian County or Xianxian () is a county in the east of Hebei province of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou. Administrative divisions Towns: * Leshou (), Huaizhen (), Guozhuang (), Hechengjie () T ...

in the

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in China.

History

left, 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

Leadership

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s of Xianxian (Roman rite) ** Bishop Joseph Li Liangui (March 20, 2000 – Present) ** Bishop

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, S.J. () (April 11, 1946 – October 15, 1968) * Vicars Apostolic of Xianxian 獻縣 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. () (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946) ** Bishop

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, S.J. () (December 23, 1919 – December 2, 1936) * Vicars Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Henri Maquet, S.J. () (July 20, 1901 – December 23, 1919) ** Bishop Henri-Joseph Bulté, C.M. () (March 14, 1880 – October 14, 1900) ** Bishop Edouard-Auguste Dubar, S.J. () (September 9, 1864 – July 1, 1878) ** Bishop Adrien-Hippolyte Languillat, S.J. () (May 30, 1856 – September 9, 1864)

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Chinese)

UCAN Diocese Profile

History

Leadership

References

See also