Diocese of Xianxian

Diocese of Xianxian

Dioecesis Scienscienensis

天主教献县教区
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceBeijing
Statistics
Area8,400 km2 (3,200 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 1950)
  • 2,200,000
  • 62,000 (2.8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Xianxian
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJoseph Li Liangui
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Li Shan

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