Archdiocese of Xi'an
| Archdiocese of Xi'an | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Diocesan bishop |
Anthony Dang Mingyan (first Archbishop recognized by Rome since: Pacifico Giulio Vanni until 1952) |
| founding | 1911 |
| surface | 12,000 km² |
| Parishes | 15 (1950) |
| Residents | 1,500,000 (1950) |
| Catholics | 13,394 (1950) |
| proportion of | 0.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 8 (1950) |
| Religious priest | 13 (1950) |
| Catholics per priest | 638 |
| Friars | 1 (1950) |
| Religious sisters | 44 (1950) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Francis |
| address | Catholic Mission Tu-Ti-Miao Xi'an, Shaanxi China |
| Website | http://www.rcxa.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Chowchich Diocese of Fengsiang Diocese of Hanzhong Diocese of Sanyüan Diocese of Yenan |
The Archdiocese of Xi'an ( lat. : Archidioecesis Singanensis ; Ch. :西安,長安) is in the People's Republic of China Located diocese of the Roman Catholic Church and Metropolitan seat.
history
Under Pope Pius IX. the Apostolic Vicariate Scen-Si was founded on May 21, 1878 from the Vicariate North Scen-Shi (陝西 北 境). Under Pope Pius X , in 1911 it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate Shensi. On December 3, 1924, the Apostolic Vicariate Sianfu (西安 府) was founded. By Pope Pius XII. the vicariate was raised to today's Archdiocese of Xi'an on April 11, 1946,
The suffragans Zhouzhi [盩 厔], Fengxiang [鳳翔], Hanzhong [漢中], Sanyuan [三原] and the Yan'an [延安] are assigned to the archbishopric .
Ordinaries
Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si
- Giovanni Battista di Mandello OFM (1792-1804)
- Alfonso-Maria di Donato OFM (1844–1848)
- Ephysius Chiais OFM (1848-1884)
- Pasquale Pagnucci OFM (1884–1901)
- Clemente Coltelli OFM (1900-1901)
Vicar Apostolic of Central Shensi 陝西 中 境
- Auguste-Jean-Gabriel Maurice OFM (穆 理 思) (1911-1916)
- Eugenio Massi OFM (希賢) (1916–1924)
Vicar Apostolic of Sianfu 西安 府
- Eugenio Massi OFM (希賢) (1924–1927)
- Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore OFM (戴夏德) (1928–1932)
- Pacifico Giulio Vanni OFM (萬 九樓) (1932–1946)
Archbishop of Xi'an 西安
- Pacifico Giulio Vanni OFM (萬 九樓) (1946–1952)
- Pacific Li Huan-de OFM (李宣德) (1952–1973), Ap. Administrator
- John Ji Huairang OFM (1981-1987)
- Anthony Li Duan ( 1987-2006 )
- Anthony Dang Mingyan (since 2006)
Due to the political situation, the archbishopric could no longer be occupied after the death of Pacifico Giulio Vanni in 1952, the only archbishop recognized by the Roman Catholic Church . Archbishop Anthony Dang Mingyan , who has been in office since 2006, was installed with the recognition of the Roman Curia.