Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian

Diocese of Zhaoxian

*Dioecesis Ciaoscienensis*

天主教赵县教区
Diocese of Zhaoxian; Dioecesis Ciaoscienensis; 天主教赵县教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Beijing
Metropolitan	Beijing
Statistics
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 1947); 900,000; 45,000 (5.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Li Shan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian (Latin: Ciaoscienen(sis), Chinese: 趙縣) is a diocese located in Zhao County in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

History

March 18, 1929: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaoxian 趙縣 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府
January 11, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhaoxian 趙縣
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhaoxian 趙縣

Bishops of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman rite)
- Bishop John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (April 11, 1946 – February 13, 1953)
Vicars Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (January 11, 1932 – April 11, 1946)
Prefects Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (later Bishop) (April 9, 1929 – January 11, 1932)

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