Roman Catholic Archdiocese of 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 (Shaanxi) in China.

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	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Anthony Dang Mingyan
Website
http://www.sxtzj.org

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)^[1]
  • 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