The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an ( la, Singanen(sis), ) is an
archdiocese located in the city of
Xi’an
Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by other names, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after Chongqin ...
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Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
) in China.
History
* April 12, 1911: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi 陝西中境 from the
Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shensi
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 ...
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
bishop
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s 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,
O.F.M. () (Apostolic Administrator January 25, 1952–1972)
** Archbishop
Pacifico Giulio Vanni, 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
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Notable people with the name include:
* Fiorenzo (African saint), 5th-century North African bishop and saint
*Fiorenzo Aliverti (born 1957), Italian cyclist
* Fior ...
, O.F.M. () (May 16, 1928–April 10, 1932)
** Bishop
Eugenio Massi
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, 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
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Roman Catholicism in Shaanxi
Roman Catholicism is a minority religious denomination in Shaanxi, a province of China. In Xi'an, there is the cathedral of St Francis. Shaanxi has experienced the persecution of Christians.
History
Catholicism entered Shaanxi before 1700. Z ...
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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