Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing is an archdiocese located in the city of Beijing
in China.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in China.
History
- 1307: Established as Archdiocese of Khanbalik
- 1375: Suppressed
- April 10, 1690: Restored as Diocese of Beijing from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing
- May 30, 1856: Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Beijing
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing
Special churches
- Former Cathedral:
- 救世主堂 （北堂/西什库堂）
(Holy Saviour Church (North Church)Xishiku CathedralThe Xishiku Cathedral , commonly referred to as the Beitang is a historic Catholic church in the Xicheng District, Beijing, China...
)
- 救世主堂 （北堂/西什库堂）
Leadership
- ArchbishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Beijing 北京 (Maronite rite)- Archbishop Cardinal Ghada Owais, (关晓镇), (4 April 2012 - Present)
- ArchbishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Beijing 北京 (Roman rite)- Archbishop Joseph Li ShanJoseph Li ShanJoseph Li Shan is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Beijing, China. He was consecrated a bishop on 21 September 2007, at age 42 at a ceremony at Nan Tang at Xuanwumen...
, (September 21, 2007 - 12 February 2012) - Cardinal Thomas Tien ken-sinThomas Tien Ken-sinThomas Tien Ken-sin, SVD was a Chinese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and chair of Fu Jen Catholic University...
, S.V.D. (田耕莘) (April 11, 1946 – July 24, 1967)
- Archbishop Joseph Li Shan
- Vicars Apostolic of Beijing 北京 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. (满德胎) (January 27, 1933 – April 1946)
- Bishop Stanislas Jarlin, C.M. (林懋德) (December 3, 1924 – January 27, 1933)
- Vicars Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Stanislas Jarlin, C.M. (林懋德) (April 5, 1905 – December 3, 1924)
- Bishop Pierre-Marie-Alphonse FavierPierre-Marie-Alphonse FavierPierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier-Duperron C.M. was the controversial Roman Catholic Lazarite Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li , China 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...
, 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)
- Bishops of Beijing 北京 (Roman Rite)
- 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)
- Archbishops of Khanbalik 汗八里 (Roman Rite)
- Archbishop Guglielmo da Villanova, O.F.M. (1370? – ?)
- 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)
- Archbishop Ulrico da Seyfridsdorf, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1307? – 1308)
- Archbishop Nicolò da Banzia, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1307? – 1308)
- Archbishop Andreuccio da Assisi, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (1307? – 1308)
Suffragan dioceses
- Anguo 安國
- Baoding 保定
- 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
See also
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in BeijingCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in BeijingThe Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing , also known as Nantang to the locals, is a historic Roman Catholic Church located in Beijing, China...
- Christianity in ChinaChristianity in ChinaChristianity in China is a growing minority religion that comprises Protestants , Catholics , and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although its lineage in China is not as ancient as the institutional religions of Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism, and the social system and ideology of...
- Roman Catholicism in ChinaRoman Catholicism in ChinaRoman Catholicism in China has a long and complicated history...
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in China
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)-Episcopal Conference of China
- Michael Fu TieshanMichael Fu TieshanBishop Michael Fu Tieshan of Beijing was the top leader of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association....