Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Xianxian
Local:	天主教献县教区
Latin:	Dioecesis Scienscienensis
Country:	China
Province:	Beijing
Denomination:	Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Rite:	Roman Rite
Cathedral:	Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Xianxian
Area Km2:	8,400
Population:	2,200,000
Population As Of:	1950
Catholics:	62,000
Catholics Percent:	2.8
Bishop:	Joseph Li Liangui
Metro Archbishop:	Joseph Li Shan

The Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen (Latin: Scienscienen(sis),) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in China. Its episcopal see is the city of Xianxian. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing.

History

thumb|left|View of the mission at the end of the 19th century

May 30, 1856: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南 from the Diocese of Beijing 北京
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Xianxian 獻縣
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xianxian 獻縣

Bishops of Xianxian
- Bishop Joseph Li Liangui (March 20, 2000 – Present)
- Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. (Chinese: 趙振聲) (April 11, 1946 – October 15, 1968)
Vicars Apostolic of Xianxian 獻縣
- Bishop François-Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng, S.J. (Chinese: 趙振聲) (December 2, 1937 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Henri Lécroart, S.J. (Chinese: 劉欽明) (December 23, 1919 – December 2, 1936)
Vicars Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南
- Bishop Henri Maquet, S.J. (Chinese: 馬澤軒) (July 20, 1901 – December 23, 1919)
- Bishop Henri-Joseph Bulté, C.M. (Chinese: 步天衢) (March 14, 1880 – October 14, 1900)
- Bishop Edouard-Auguste Dubar, S.J. (Chinese: 杜巴爾) (September 9, 1864 – July 1, 1878)
- Bishop Adrien-Hippolyte Languillat, S.J. (Chinese: 郎怀仁) (May 30, 1856 – September 9, 1864)