Archdiocese of Beijing

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Archdiocese of Beijing
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
Diocesan bishop Joseph Li Shan
(consecration subsequently recognized)
founding 1690
surface 30,000 km²
Parishes 75 (1949)
Catholics 215,915 (1949)
Diocesan priest 80 (1949)
Religious priest 39 (1949)
Catholics per priest 1,814
Friars 400 (1949)
Religious sisters 300 (1949)
cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
address Catholic Mission
Si-She-Ku, Beijing, Hebei, China
Website http://www.catholic-bj.org
Suffragan dioceses Anguo
Zhaoxian
Zhengding
Jingxian
Baoding
Xingtai
Xianxian
Xuanhua
Taming
Tientsin
Yüngnien
Yüngping
The Xishiku Church in Beijing
Joseph Li Shan, the metropolitan of Beijing, in 2014

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing ( Latin Archidioecesis Pechimensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic diocese .

history

There is evidence of an archbishopric in Beijing as early as 1307 (see Yuan Dynasty ). On April 10, 1690, a diocese was again established in Beijing with the Bull Romani Pontificis by Alexander VIII from the Apostolic Vicariate Nanking , but changed his name on May 30, 1856 to the Apostolic Vicariate of North Chi-Li and on December 3, 1924 before it was elevated to an archbishopric on April 11, 1946 under the name Beijing . In 1949 the archbishopric had 215,915 Catholics. It was a mission area of ​​the Vincentines , who also provided the Apostolic Vicars until 1946.

Ordinaries

Archbishops of Khanbaliq

  • Nicolò da Banzia, OFM (1307? -1308)
  • Ulrico da Seyfridsdorf, OFM (1307? -1308)
  • Andreuccio da Assisi, OFM (1307? -1308)
  • Johannes von Montecorvino , OFM (1308–1328)
  • Nicolas da Botras, OSF (1333-1338)
  • Guglielmo da Villanova (de Prato), OFM (1370? -?)
  • Cosmas (1338-1370)
  • Giuseppe (before 1403)
  • Domenico (1403 – before 1408)
  • Konrad Scopper (1408–?)
  • Karl (before 1410–?)
  • Jacobus (called Italianus de Capha; also Jacobus Camporea) (1427–1441)
  • Leonard (before 1448)
  • Barthélemy I (1448–?)
  • Bernardo (before 1456)
  • Johannes de Pelletz (1456–?)
  • Barthélemy II (after 1456)
  • Alexandro de Caffa (before 1483)
  • Jacobus de Grangia (1483? -?)

Bishops of Beijing

Vicars Apostolic of Beijing

Vicars Apostolic of North Chi-Li and Pe-Kin

Vicars Apostolic of Beijing

Archbishops of Beijing

Due to the political situation, after the death of Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-sin in 1967, the only archbishop recognized by the Roman Catholic Church , the archbishopric could not be occupied until today. Nonetheless, the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association installed other archbishops, such as Joseph Li Shan in 2007 (although the latter's consecration was subsequently recognized by the Holy See ).

  • Joseph Yao Guang-yu, CM (1959–1964?)
  • Michael Fu Tie-shan (1979-2007)
    • Matthias Pei Shang-de, CDD (1989-2001)
  • Joseph Li Shan (2007 - ...)

Important churches

  • North Cathedral ("Xishiku Church"): The neo-Gothic church is located in Beijing's Xicheng district and is the largest Roman Catholic church in Beijing. It offers space for around 1000 people.
  • Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (also Nantang (南 堂 "South Cathedral")): It is the cathedral of the Archdiocese and the seat of the Archbishop.

See also

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