The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing ( la, Archidioecesis Pechimensis) is a Metropolitan Latin

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 ...

in the People's Republic of China.

Special churches

Its

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (South Church) located in the city of

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, which replaces the former cathedral, now the '' Holy Saviour Church (North Church)'', also in former Peking.

History

* Established in 1307 as Archdiocese of

Khanbaliq Khanbaliq or Dadu of Yuan () was the winter capital of the Yuan dynasty of China in what is now Beijing, also the capital of the People's Republic of China today. It was located at the center of modern Beijing. The Secretariat directly administ ...

under

John of Montecorvino John of Montecorvino or Giovanni da Montecorvino in Italian (1247 – 1328) was an Italian Franciscan missionary, traveller and statesman, founder of the earliest Latin Catholic missions in India and China, and archbishop of Peking. He converte ...

Pope Clement V Pope Clement V ( la, Clemens Quintus; c. 1264 – 20 April 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled ''de Guoth'' and ''de Goth''), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 June 1305 to his de ...

. See Catholic Church in China#Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). * Lost territory twice: in 1313 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Citong 刺桐 and in 1320 to establish the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ili-baluc The Mission sui juris of I-li was a pre-diocesan Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or mission ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church in Mongol-imperial China, notably in (mostly Muslim) East Turkestan. History * In 1320, the jurisdiction ...

. * 1375: Suppressed * Restored on April 10, 1690 as Diocese of Beijing, on territory split off from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in Eastern China. The city ...

* Lost territory repeatedly: on 1831.09.09 to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Korea The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Metropolitae Seulensis'', ko, 서울대교구) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church comprising the metropolitan area of Seoul, So ...

, in 1838 to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Liaotung The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shenyang ( la, Fomtienen(sis), ) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in northeastern PR China. Its cathedral episcopal see is a Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the city of Shenyang, capital of Liaonin ...

遼東, on 1839.09.03 to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan ( la, Zinanen(sis), ) is an archdiocese located in the city of Jinan ( Shandong) in China. History * September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the Diocese of Beijing * Dece ...

山東 and on 1856.04.02 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 * May 30, 1856: Demoted to an exempt missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li * Lost territory repeatedly again: on 1899.12.23 to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Chi-Li The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongping/Lulong ( la, Iompimen(sis), ) is a Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in PR China, without canonically mandated Ordinary since decades. Its episcopal see is Immaculate Conception Cathed ...

直隸東境, on 1910.02.14 to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li }, ) is a diocese located in the city of Baoding in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. History * February 14, 1910: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li � ...

直隸中境 and on 1912.04.27 to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Coastal Chi-Li The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianjin/Tíentsín (Latin: la, Tienzinen(sis), ) is a suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing in PR China. Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of St. Joseph ( ...

直隸海濱 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Beijing * Lost territory on 1926.05.10: to establish the

Apostolic Vicariate of Xuanhuafu The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua/Süanhwa ( la, Siüenhoaven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Xuanhua in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. History * May 10, 1926: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Xuanhua ...

宣化府 and 1929.05.25 to establish the

Mission sui juris of Yixian The Apostolic Prefecture of Yixian is a Latin Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in the PR China, near Beijing and Baoding. History On 1929.05.25, the jurisdiction was established as Mission sui juris of Yixian 易縣 (中文) alias ...

易縣 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing.

Ordinaries

* Metropolitan Archbishops of Beijing 北京 ** Archbishop

Joseph Li Shan Joseph Li Shan (; born March 1965 in Daxing District, Beijing) is a Chinese Catholic prelate who serves as Archbishop of Beijing. He was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 2007, at age 42 at a ceremony at Nan Tang (South Cathedral) in Xuanw ...

, (李山), (September 21, 2007 – present) ** Archbishop Matthias Pei Shang-de, C.D.D. (June 29, 1989 - December 24, 2001) ** Cardinal

Thomas Tien Ken-sin Thomas Tien Ken-sin, SVD (; October 24, 1890 – July 24, 1967) was a Chinese Cardinal of the Catholic Church and chair of Fu Jen Catholic University. He served as Archbishop of Peking from 1946 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinal ...

, S.V.D. (田耕莘) (April 11, 1946 – July 24, 1967) * Apostolic Vicars of Beijing 北京 ** Bishop

Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

, C.M. (满德胎) (January 27, 1933 – April 1946) ** Bishop Stanislas Jarlin, C.M. (林懋德) (December 3, 1924 – January 27, 1933) * Apostolic Vicars of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 ** Bishop Stanislas Jarlin, C.M. (林懋德) (April 5, 1905 – December 3, 1924) ** Bishop

Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier-Duperron C.M.(Chinese: 樊國樑 Pinyin:''Fan Guoliang'' Wade-Giles: ''Fan Kouo-Léang'') (born 22 September 1837 at Marsannay-la-Côte, France; died 4 April 1905 in Beijing) was the Roman Catholic, Catholic (Chines ...

, C.M. (樊國樑) (April 13, 1899 – April 4, 1905) ** Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. (郁世良 / 都士良) (June 6, 1890 – April 13, 1899) ** Bishop François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. (戴世濟 / 戴濟世) (August 5, 1884 – March 13, 1890) ** Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (January 21, 1870 – May 24, 1884) ** Bishop Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. (蘇鳳文 / 蘇發旺) (December 4, 1868 – January 21, 1870) ** Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (May 30, 1856 – December 4, 1868) * Suffragan Bishops of Beijing 北京 (Latin Church) ** Bishop Jean-Damascène Sallusti (1778-1781) ** Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (January 3, 1856 – May 30, 1856) ** Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. (孟振生) (Apostolic Administrator April 28, 1846 – January 3, 1856) ** Bishop Cayetano Pires Pireira, C.M. (畢學源) (Apostolic Administrator August 1827 – November 2, 1838) ** Bishop Joaquim da Souza Saraiva, C.M. (July 6, 1808 – February 18, 1818) ** Bishop Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. (16 Dec 1782 – 6 Jul 1808) ** Bishop Flaviano Giacomo Stefano Salustri, O.A.D. (20 Jul 1778 – 24 Sep 1781) ** Bishop Polycarpo de Sousa (Souza), S.J. (19 Dec 1740 – 26 May 1757) ** Bishop Francisco da Purificação da Rocha Froes, O.E.S.A. (21 Feb 1725 – 31 Jul 1731) ** Bishop Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. (10 Apr 1690 – 21 Dec 1721) * Archbishops of Khanbalik 汗八里 ** Archbishop Nicolas da Botras, O.S.F. (尼古拉) (1333 – 1338) ** Patriarch Giovanni da Montecorvino, O.F.M. (若望‧孟高维诺) (July 23, 1307 – 1328) *** Auxiliary bishop

Andrew of Perugia Andrew of Perugia ( la, Andreas Perusinus; died ) was a Franciscan friar and Bishop born in Perugia, Italy, and active in China in the 14th century. He was Bishop of Quanzhou (ancient Zaiton) in Fujian from 1322. He was initially sent to China in ...

(1307 – 1318), named Bishop of Citing *** Auxiliary bishop Andreuccio da Assisi, O.F.M. (1307 – died en route in India) *** Auxiliary bishop

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(1307 – 1313), named Bishop of Citing *** Auxiliary bishop Nicolò da Banzia, O.F.M. (1307 – died en route in India) *** Auxiliary bishop Peregrino da Castello (1307 – 1320), named Bishop of Citing *** Auxiliary bishop Ulrico da Seyfridsdorf, O.F.M. (1307 – died en route in India) *** Auxiliary bishop Guglielmo da Villanova (''French: Guillaume de Villeneuve'') (1307 – ?), named Bishop of Sagone in 1323) *** Auxiliary bishop Tomaso (1310 – ?), one of three bishops appointed to replace the three bishops who died in India *** Auxiliary bishop Pietro da Firenze (1310 – ?), one of three bishops appointed to replace the three bishops who died in India *** Auxiliary bishop

Girolamo Catalano Girolamo is an Italian language, Italian variant of the name Hieronymus. Its English language, English equivalent is Jerome (given name), Jerome. It may refer to: * Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, ast ...

(1311 – ?), one of three bishops appointed to replace the three bishops who died in India

Province

Its

ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...

comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following

Suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...

dioceses: * Anguo 安國 * Baoding 保定 * Chengde 承德 * Daming 大名 * Jingxian 景縣 * Shunde 順得 * Tianjin 天津 * Xianxian 獻縣 * Xuanhua 宣化 * Yongnian 永年 * Yongping 永平 * Zhaoxian 趙縣 * Zhengding 正定

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org

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