Archdiocese of Peking [Beijing]

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Bishop(s) Vacant Suffragan Dioceses Ankwo [Anguo] Chaohsien [Zhaoxian] Chengting [Zhengding] Kinghsien [Jingxian] Paoting [Baoding] Shunteh [Xingtai] Sienhsien [Xianxian] Süanhwa [Xuanhua] Taming [Daming] Tientsin [Tianjin] Yüngnien [Weixian] Yüngping [Lulong]

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 11 April 1946 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: China Square Kilometers: 30,000 (11,587 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Si-She-Ku, Beijing, Hebei, China

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]
  • Erected: 1690
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin
  • Latin Name: Ce-Li Septentrionalis sive Pekinen
  • Name Changed: 30 May 1856
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

• Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]
  • Latin Name: de Peking
  • Name Changed: 3 December 1924
  • Vicariate
  • Country: China

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joaquim da Souza Saraiva, C.M. † (6 Jul 1808 Succeeded - 18 Feb 1818 Died)
• Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. † (28 Apr 1846 Appointed - 4 Dec 1868 Died)
• Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. † (4 Dec 1868 Succeeded - 21 Jan 1870 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale})
• Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. † (21 Jan 1870 Appointed - 24 May 1884 Died)
• François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. † (5 Aug 1884 Appointed - 13 Mar 1890 Died)
• Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. † (6 Jun 1890 Appointed - 13 Apr 1899 Died)
• Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier, C.M. † (13 Apr 1899 Succeeded - 4 Apr 1905 Died)
• Stanislas-François Jarlin, C.M. † (5 Apr 1905 Succeeded - 27 Jan 1933 Died)
• Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. † (27 Jan 1933 Succeeded - Apr 1946 Resigned)
• Thomas Tien Ken-sin, S.V.D. † (11 Apr 1946 Appointed - 24 Jul 1967 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]
1690	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing] (erected)
2 April 1856	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Occidentale} (erected)
30 May 1856	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Orientale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin
30 May 1856	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin
Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin	Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]
Archdiocese of Peking [Beijing]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]	Archdiocese of Peking [Beijing]

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Peking [Beijing]
1949	215,915			80	39	119	1,814		400	300	75	ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Apr 1848 to 30 May 1856)
• Joaquim da Souza Saraiva, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 20 Aug 1804; Vicar Apostolic: 6 Jul 1808 to 18 Feb 1818)
• Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Jan 1870 to 24 May 1884)
• Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 12 Jun 1923 to 24 Nov 1928)
• Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 12 Nov 1897; Vicar Apostolic: 13 Apr 1899 to 4 Apr 1905)
• Alexandre de Gouveia †
• Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 22 Sep 1864; Vicar Apostolic: 4 Dec 1868 to 21 Jan 1870)
• Stanislas-François Jarlin, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Dec 1899; Vicar Apostolic: 5 Apr 1905 to 27 Jan 1933)
• Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jan 1930; Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jan 1933 to Apr 1946)
• Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 28 Apr 1846; Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jan 1856 to 4 Dec 1868)
• Cayetano Pires Pireira, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: Aug 1827 to 2 Nov 1838)
• Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 6 Jun 1890 to 13 Apr 1899)
• François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Aug 1884 to 13 Mar 1890)
• Thomas Tien Ken-sin, S.V.D. † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 24 Jul 1967)
• Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 2 Apr 1919 to 12 Jul 1923)