Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xuanhua/Süanhwa (Latin: Siüenhoaven(sis), Chinese: 宣化) is a diocese located in the city of Xuanhua in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

Diocese of Xuanhua Dioecesis Siüenhoavensis 天主教宣化教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Beijing
Metropolitan	Beijing
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral Holy Cross in Zhangjiakou
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Augustine Cui Tai
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Li Shan

A catholic church building in the diocese

History

• May 10, 1926: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Xuanhua (宣化国籍宗座代牧区), from the Apostolic Vicariate of Beijing 北京
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Xuanhua 宣化

Leadership

• Vicars Apostolic of Xuahuafu 宣化府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Philip Zhao Huai-yi (趙懷義) (May 10, 1926 – October 14, 1927)
  • Bishop Peter Cheng You-you (程有猷) (March 28, 1928 – August 25, 1935)
  • Bishop Joseph Zhang Run-bo (張潤波) (July 7, 1936 – April 11, 1946)
• Bishops of Xuanhua 宣化 (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joseph Zhang Run-bo (張潤波) (April 11, 1946 – November 20, 1947)
  • Bishop Peter Wang Mu-duo (王木铎) (January 8, 1948 – 1959)
  • Bishop Xu Li-zhi (徐立志) (1987 - January 19, 1992)
  • Bishop Simon Zhang Jiu-mu (張九牧) (1992 - December 12, 1999)
  • Bishop Philip Peter Zhao Zhen-dong (趙振東) (December 12, 1999 - July 13, 2007)
  • Bishop Thomas Zhao Kexun (趙克勛) (July 13, 2007 – 2018)
  • Bishop Augustine Cui Tai (since 2018)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy