Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xi’an

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Ecclesiastical province Xi’an Pope Francis Area 12,000 km²		Rite Latin Rite Metropolitan Archbishop Anthony Dang Ming-yan Country China

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 1950) 1,500,000 13,394 (0.9%) Cathedral St. Francis Cathedral, Xi'an

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 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

Archbishops of Xi’an 西安 (Roman rite)

Archbishop Antony Dang Ming-yan(黨明彥),(2006- )

Archbishop Antony 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)

Fengxiang 鳳翔

Hanzhong 漢中

Sanyuan 三原

Yan’an 延安

Zhouzhi 盩厔

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