Archdiocese of Beijing [Peking]

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 della Chiesa, O.F.M. † (10 Apr 1690 Appointed - 21 Dec 1721 Died)
• Francisco da Purification, O.S.A. † (21 Feb 1725 Appointed - 31 Jul 1731 Died)
• Polycarpo de Sousa (Souza), S.J. † (19 Dec 1740 Appointed - 26 May 1757 Died)
• Giovanni Damase Salutti, O.S.A. † (20 Jul 1778 Appointed - 16 Sep 1781 Died)
• Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (22 Jul 1782 Appointed - 6 Jul 1808 Died)
• Joaquim da Souza Saraiva, C.M. † (6 Jul 1808 Succeeded - 18 Feb 1818 Died)
• Verissimo Monteiro da Serra, C.M. † ( 1818 Appointed - 1826 Resigned)
• João de França Castro e Moura, C.M. † (28 Aug 1840 Appointed - 8 Mar 1846 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 Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale})
• 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)

Historical Summary

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 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

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 28 Mar 1848 to 14 Dec 1858)
• 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)
• Bernardino della Chiesa, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 10 Apr 1690 to 21 Dec 1721)
• Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 12 Jun 1923 to 25 Nov 1928)
• Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 12 Nov 1897; Vicar Apostolic: 13 Apr 1899 to 4 Apr 1905)
• João de França Castro e Moura, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: 28 Aug 1840 to 8 Mar 1846)
• Alexandre de Gouvea (Gouveia), T.O.R. † (Bishop: 22 Jul 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)
• 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)
• Cajetan Pires Pireira, C.M. † (Apostolic Administrator: Aug 1827 to 2 Nov 1838)
• Francisco da Purification, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1725 to 31 Jul 1731)
• Giovanni Damase Salutti, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1778 to 16 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)
• 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)