Roman Catholic Diocese of Xianxian

The Diocese of Xianxian/Síenhsíen (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

 * 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

Leadership

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