Beijing [Peking] (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Joseph Li Shan, Bishop
Matthew Zhen Xuebin, Coadjutor Bishop

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)
Official Web Site: http://www.catholic-bj.cn
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Si-She-Ku, Beijing, Hebei, China

Historical Details

Diocese of Peking [Beijing]
- Latin Name: Pekinensis
- Erected: 10 April 1690
- 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

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. † (10 Apr 1690 Appointed - 21 Dec 1721 Died)
Francisco da Purificação da Rocha Froes, O.E.S.A. † (21 Feb 1725 Appointed - 31 Jul 1731 Died)
Polycarpo de Sousa (Souza), S.J. † (19 Dec 1740 Confirmed - 26 May 1757 Died)
Flaviano Giacomo Stefano Salustri, O.A.D. † (20 Jul 1778 Confirmed - 24 Sep 1781 Died)
Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (16 Dec 1782 Confirmed - 6 Jul 1808 Died)
Joaquim Sousa (Souza) Saraiva, C.M. † (6 Jul 1808 Succeeded - 18 Feb 1818 Died)
Verissimo Monteiro da Serra, C.M. † ( 1818 Appointed - 1826 Resigned)
Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. † (3 Jan 1856 Appointed - 4 Dec 1868 Died)
Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. † (4 Dec 1868 Succeeded - 21 Jan 1870 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam})
Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. † (21 Jan 1870 Appointed - 24 May 1884 Died)
François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. † (26 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 - 26 Jan 1933 Died)
Paul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. † (27 Jan 1933 Succeeded - 11 Apr 1946 Resigned)
Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † (10 May 1946 Appointed - 24 Jul 1967 Died)
[Joseph Yao Guang-yu (Yao Kwang Yu)], C.M. † (1 Aug 1959 Ordained Bishop - 1964 Died)
[Michael Fu Tie-shan] † (21 Dec 1979 Ordained Bishop - 20 Apr 2007 Died)
Matthias Leo Pei Xiangde (Pei Shangde), C.D.D. † (29 Jun 1989 Ordained Bishop - 24 Dec 2001 Died)
Joseph Li Shan (21 Sep 2007 Ordained Bishop - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Peking [Beijing]
10 April 1690	Erected	Diocese of Macau	Diocese of Peking [Beijing] (erected)
15 October 1696	Territory Lost	Diocese of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Chansi and Chensi (erected)
9 September 1831	Territory Lost	Diocese of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Corea (erected)
16 August 1838	Territory Lost	Diocese of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Liaotung (erected)
3 September 1839	Territory Lost	Diocese of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Shantung {Scian-Ton} (Chan-tong) (erected)
2 April 1856	Territory Lost	Diocese of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Occidentale} (erected)
30 May 1856	Territory Lost	Diocese 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	Diocese of Peking [Beijing]	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin
14 February 1910	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin (Pao-ting-fou and Y-tchoo)	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Chi-Li {Ce-Li Centrale} (erected)
27 April 1912	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin (Tien-tsin-fou)	Vicariate Apostolic of Coastal Chi-Li {Ce-Li Marittimo} (erected)
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]
10 May 1926	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing] (Suanhwafu, Wanchiian, Lungmen, YenMng, Hwailai, Sining, Paoan, Yuchow, and Swaian)	Vicariate Apostolic of Süanhwafu (erected)
25 May 1929	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Paotingfu (Yihsien, Laishui, and Kwangchang) Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing] (San Può)	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Yihsien [Yixian] (erected)
Archdiocese of Beijing [Peking]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]	Archdiocese of Beijing [Peking]

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 Beijing [Peking]

1949 215,915 80 39 119 1,814 400 300 75 ap2002

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 Beijing [Peking]
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.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Joseph Li Shan (Bishop: 21 Sep 2007)
Ignatius Wang Chung Chang
Matthew Zhen Xuebin (Priest: 25 Jun 1998; Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Aug 2024 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Mar 1848 to 14 Dec 1858)
Pierre Cheng Youxian (Cheng Youhin) †
Francisco da Purificação da Rocha Froes, O.E.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1725 to 31 Jul 1731)
Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Jan 1870 to 24 May 1884)
Bernardino (Antonio) della Chiesa, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1690 to 21 Dec 1721)
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)
João da França Castro e Moura, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 28 Aug 1840 to 8 Mar 1846)
[Michael Fu Tie-shan] † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1979 to 20 Apr 2007)
Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1782 to 6 Jul 1808)
Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 9 Sep 1864; Vicar Apostolic: 4 Dec 1868 to 21 Jan 1870)
Stanislas-François Jarlin, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 23 Dec 1899; Vicar Apostolic: 5 Apr 1905 to 26 Jan 1933)
Gottfried Xaver von Laimbeckhoven, S.J. † (Apostolic Administrator: 1757)
Paul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 25 Jan 1930; Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jan 1933 to 11 Apr 1946)
Verissimo Monteiro da Serra, C.M. † (Bishop: 1818 to 1826)
Joseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 28 Apr 1846; Vicar Apostolic: 3 Jan 1856 to 4 Dec 1868)
Matthias Leo Pei Xiangde (Pei Shangde), C.D.D. † (Bishop: 29 Jun 1989 to 24 Dec 2001)
Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: Aug 1827 to 2 Nov 1838)
Flaviano Giacomo Stefano Salustri, O.A.D. † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1778 to 24 Sep 1781)
Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 6 Jun 1890 to 13 Apr 1899)
Polycarpo de Sousa (Souza), S.J. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1740 to 26 May 1757)
Joaquim Sousa (Souza) Saraiva, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 20 Aug 1804; Vicar Apostolic: 6 Jul 1808 to 18 Feb 1818)
Melchior Sun Dezhen (Souen), C.M. † (Priest: 24 Jan 1897 to 25 Jan 1901)
François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 Aug 1884 to 13 Mar 1890)
Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † (Archbishop: 10 May 1946 to 24 Jul 1967)
Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 2 Apr 1919 to 12 Jun 1923)
[Joseph Yao Guang-yu (Yao Kwang Yu)], C.M. † (Bishop: 1 Aug 1959 to 1964)
Joseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po) †

Source(s)

Diocese of Peking [Beijing]
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 126
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 130
Vicariate Apostolic of Peking [Beijing]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 23, to Page 25
Archdiocese of Beijing [Peking]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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