Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an

Archdiocese of Xi'an Archidioecesis Singanensis 天主教西安总教区
St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Xi'an
Statistics
Area	12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 1,500,000 13,394 (0.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	St. Francis Cathedral of Xi'an
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Dang Mingyan
Website
http://www.sxtzj.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi'an (Latin: Singanen(sis), Chinese: 西安, 長安) is an archdiocese located in the city of Xi’an (Shaanxi) in China.

History

• April 12, 1911: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Central Shensi 陝西中境 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shensi 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

• Archbishops of Xi’an 西安 (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Anthony Dang Mingyan (黨明彥), (2006–present)
  • Archbishop Anthony Li Du-an (李笃安), (5 April 1987 - 25 May 2006)
  • Bishop Pacific Li Huan-de, O.F.M. (李宣德) (Apostolic Administrator January 25, 1952–1972)
  • Archbishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. (萬九樓) (April 11, 1946 - May 10, 1952)
• Vicars Apostolic of Xi’anfu 西安府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. (萬九樓) (later Archbishop) (June 14, 1932–April 11, 1946)
  • Bishop Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore, O.F.M. (戴夏德) (May 16, 1928–April 10, 1932)
  • Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (December 3, 1924–January 26, 1927)
• Vicars Apostolic of Central Shensi 陝西中境 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Eugenio Massi, O.F.M. (希賢) (July 7, 1916–December 3, 1924)
  • Bishop Auguste-Jean-Gabriel Maurice, O.F.M. (穆理思) (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
• Roman Catholicism in Shaanxi

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Official website Archived 2022-04-27 at the Wayback Machine