Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing 北京, China

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Beijing 北京 (中文) / Peking / Pechino (Italiano) / Běijīng 北京 (简体中文) / Pechimen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Anguo 安國, Baoding 保定, Chengde 承德, Daming 大名, Jingxian 景縣, Shunde 順德, Tianjin 天津, Xianxian 獻縣, Xuanhua 宣化, Yongnian 永年, Yongping 永平, Zhaoxian 趙縣, Zhengding 正定

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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History

1307: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Khanbalik 汗八里 / Beipingfu 北平府 (中文) / Cambalue / Khambaliq / Běipíngfǔ 北平府 (简体中文) / Hànbālǐ 汗八里 (简体中文)
1313: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Citong 刺桐 and gained suffragan see Citong 刺桐
1320: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Ili-baluc 亦力把里 and gained suffragan see Ili-baluc 亦力把里
1330: Lost suffragan see Ili-baluc 亦力把里
1370: Lost suffragan see Citong 刺桐
1375: Suppressed
1690.04.10: Restored as Diocese of Beijing 北京 (中文) / Peking / Běijīng 北京 (简体中文) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing 南京 and became suffragan of Goa)
1831.09.09: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Korea 조선
1838.08.14: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Liaotung 遼東
1839.09.03: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung 山東
1856.05.30: Demoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (中文) / Ce-Li Settentrionale / Pe-Kin / Northern Zhílì 直隶北境 (简体中文) / Ce-li septentrionalis (Latin) / Pekinen (Latin) (lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Southeastern Chi-Li 直隸東南 and Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 and without ecclesiastical province)
1899.12.23: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Chi-Li 直隸東境
1910.02.14: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境
1912.04.27: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Coastal Chi-Li 直隸海濱
1924.12.03: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Beijing 北京 (中文) / Beiping 北平 (中文) / Pechino / Peiping / Peking / Běijīng 北京 (简体中文) / Běipíng 北平 (简体中文) / de Peking (Latin)
1926.05.10: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Xuanhuafu 宣化府
1929.05.25: Lost territory to establish Mission sui juris of Yixian 易縣
1946.04.11: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beijing 北京 (中文) / Peking / Pechino (Italiano) / Běijīng 北京 (简体中文) / Pechimen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Anguo 安國, Baoding 保定, Shunde 順德, Tianjin 天津, Xianxian 獻縣, Xuanhua 宣化, Yongnian 永年, Yongping 永平, Zhaoxian 趙縣 and Zhengding 正定)
1947.01.09: Gained suffragan see Jingxian 景縣
1947.07.10: Gained suffragan see Daming 大名
2018.09.08: Gained suffragan see Chengde 承德

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2007 – ...):	Archbishop Joseph Li Shan (李山) (59)
Coadjutor Archbishop (2024.08.28 – ...):	Archbishop Matthew Zhen Xuebin (甄雪斌) (54)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Beijing 北京 (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Joseph Li Shan (李山) (59)
(2007 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China)

Omnia omnibus

Born:	1965.03 (大兴县, 北京, China)
Ordained Priest:	1989.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.09.21

Priest of Beijing 北京 (China) (1989.12.21 – 2007)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (2007 – ...)

Archbishop Matthias Pei Shang-de (裴尚德), C.D.D.
(1989 – 2001.12.24)

Born:	1918.02.24 (涿鹿县张家堡, 河北, China)
Ordained Priest:	1948.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.06.29 (clandestinely)
Died:	2001.12.24 (张家口, 河北, China † 83)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1989 – 2001.12.24)

Archbishop Michael Fu Tie-shan (傅鐵山) ▼ (later Bishop)
(1979 – 2007.04.20▼)

Ut ministraret

Born:	1931.11.03 (清苑, 河北, China)
Ordained Priest:	1956.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.12.21 (no papal mandate)
Died:	2007.04.20 (北京, China † 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1979 – 2007.04.20▼)

Archbishop Joseph Yao Guang-yu (姚光裕), C.M. ▼ (later Bishop)
(1959 – 1966▼)

Born:	(China)
Consecrated Bishop:	1959.07.26 (no papal mandate)
Died:	1966

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1959 – 1966▼)

Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-sin (田耕莘), S.V.D.
(1946.04.11 – 1967.07.24)

Tuum regnum adveniat / 爾國臨格

Born:	1890.10.24 (Chantsiu 陽穀縣張秋鎮, 山東, China)
Ordained Priest:	1918.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1939.10.29
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1967.07.24 (Chiayi, Taiwan † 76)

Prefect Apostolic of Yanggu 陽穀 (China) (1934.02.23 – 1939.07.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Yanggu 陽穀 (China) (1939.07.11 – 1942.11.10)

Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1939.07.11 – 1946.02.18)

Vicar Apostolic of Qingdao 青島 (China) (1942.11.10 – 1946.04.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (1946.02.22 – 1967.07.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1967.07.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Taipei 臺北 (Taiwan) (1959.12.16 – 1966.02.15)

Vicars Apostolic of Beijing 北京 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul-Leon-Cornelius Montaigne (滿德胎), C.M.
(1933.01.27 – 1946.04.11)

Born:	1883.08.29 (Terdeghem, France)
Ordained Priest:	1907.05.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1925.04.19
Died:	1962.01.09 (Paris, France † 78)

Titular Bishop of Sidyma (1924.11.25 – 1962.01.09)

Vicar Apostolic of Baodingfu 保定府 (China) (1924.12.18 – 1930.01.25)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Beijing 北京 (China) (1930.01.25 – 1933.01.27)

Vicar Apostolic of Beijing 北京 (China) (1933.01.27 – 1946.04.11)

Bishop Stanislas-François Jarlin (林懋德), C.M.
(1924.12.03 – 1933.01.27)

Born:	1856.01.20 (Sète, France)
Ordained Priest:	1889.01.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1900.04.29
Died:	1933.01.27 (北京, China † 77)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1899.12.28 – 1905.04.05)

Titular Bishop of Pharbæthus (1899.12.28 – 1933.01.27)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1905.04.05 – 1924.12.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Beijing 北京 (China) (1924.12.03 – 1933.01.27)

Vicars Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Stanislas-François Jarlin (林懋德), C.M.
(1905.04.05 – 1924.12.03)

(see above)

Bishop Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier (樊國樑), C.M.
(1899.04.13 – 1905.04.04)

Born:	1837.09.22 (Marsannay-la-Côte, France)
Ordained Priest:	1861.10.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1898.02.20
Died:	1905.04.04 (北京, China † 67)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1897.11.12 – 1899.04.13)

Titular Bishop of Pentacomia (1897.11.12 – 1905.04.04)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1899.04.13 – 1905.04.04)

Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou (郁世良 / 都士良), C.M.
(1890.06.06 – 1899.04.13)

Et refugium meum

Born:	1840.04.24 (Doazit, France)
Ordained Priest:	1866.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1885.04.26
Died:	1899.04.13 (北京, China † 58)

Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 (China) (1885.01.16 – 1890.06.06)

Titular Bishop of Myriophytos (1885.01.16 – 1899.04.13)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1890.06.06 – 1899.04.13)

Bishop François-Ferdinand Tagliabue (戴世濟 / 戴濟世), C.M.
(1884.08.05 – 1890.03.13)

Omnia per Mariam

Born:	1822.11.29 (Coincy-l’Abbaye, Diocese of Soissons, France, France)
Ordained Priest:	1848.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1870.12.11
Died:	1890.03.13 (北京, China † 67)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kiangxi 江西 (China) (1868.09.24 – 1869.06.22)

Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis (1868.09.24 – 1890.03.13)

Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 (China) (1869.06.22 – 1884.08.05)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1884.08.05 – 1890.03.13)

Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace (田嘉璧 / 田類斯), C.M.
(1870.01.21 – 1884.05.24)

Ager mundus messis multa

Born:	1820.01.21 (Auxerre, France)
Ordained Priest:	1843.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1852.07.25
Died:	1884.05.24 (北京, China † 64)

Vicar Apostolic of Kiangxi 江西 (China) (1852.02.27 – 1854.06.12)

Titular Bishop of Adrianopolis (1852.02.27 – 1884.05.24)

Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang 浙江 (China) (1854.06.12 – 1870.01.21)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1870.01.21 – 1884.05.24)

Bishop Edmond-François Guierry (蘇鳳文 / 蘇發旺), C.M.
(1868.12.04 – 1870.01.21)

Born:	1825.07.04 (Magny, France)
Ordained Priest:	1851.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1865.04.30
Died:	1883.08.08 (宁波, 浙江, China † 58)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1864.09.22 – 1868.12.04)

Titular Bishop of Danaba-orum (1864.09.22 – 1883.08.08)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1868.12.04 – 1870.01.21)

Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang 浙江 (China) (1870.01.21 – 1883.08.08)

Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly (孟振生), C.M.
(1856.05.30 – 1868.12.04)

Born:	1807.08.02 (Figeac, France)
Ordained Priest:	1831.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1842.07.25
Died:	1868.12.04 (北京, China † 61)

Vicar Apostolic of Mongolia 蒙古 (China) (1840.08.23 – 1846.04.28)

Titular Bishop of Phussala (1840.08.23 – 1868.12.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Beijing 北京 (China) (1846.04.28 – 1856.01.03)

Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1856.01.03 – 1856.05.30)

Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1856.05.30 – 1868.12.04)

Bishops of Beijing 北京 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly (孟振生), C.M.
(1856.01.03 – 1856.05.30)

(see above)

Bishop Joseph-Martial Mouly (孟振生), C.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1846.04.28 – 1856.01.03)

Bishop-elect João de França Castro e Moura (趙若望), C.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1840.08.28 – 1846.03.08)

Bishop Cayetano Pires Pireira (畢學源), C.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1827.08 – 1838.11.02)

Fr. Verissimo Monteiro da Serra (高守謙), C.M.
(1818 – 1826 not possessed)

Died:

1852.10.09

Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1818 – 1826 not possessed)

Bishop Joaquim da Souza Saraiva (蘇薩．薩萊瓦), C.M.
(1808.07.06 – 1818.02.18)

Born:	1764.10.23 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1787.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1805.10.13
Died:	1818.02.18 († 53)

Coadjutor Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1804.08.20 – 1808.07.06)

Titular Bishop of Tipasa (1804.08.20 – 1818.02.18)

Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1808.07.06 – 1818.02.18)

Bishop Alexandre de Gouveia (湯士選), T.O.R.
(1782.07.22 – 1808.07.06)

Born:	1731.08.02 (Évora, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1775.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1783.02.02
Died:	1808.07.06 (Beijing, 北京, China † 76)

Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1782.07.22 – 1808.07.06)

Bishop Giovanni Damase Salutti (安德義), O.E.S.A.
(1778.07.20 – 1781.09.16)

Born:	1727.12.26 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1760.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1780.04.02
Died:	1781.09.16 († 53)

Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1778.07.20 – 1781.09.16)

Bishop Polycarpo de Sousa (索智能), S.J.
(1740.12.19 – 1757.05.26)

Born:	1697.01.26 (Portugal)
Consecrated Bishop:	1743.11.03
Died:	1757.05.26 († 60)

Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1740.12.19 – 1757.05.26)

Bishop Francisco da Purification (陶來斯), O.E.S.A.
(1725 – 1731.07.31)

Born:	(Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1725.12.16
Died:	1731.07.31

Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1725 – 1731.07.31)

Bishop Bernardino della Chiesa (伊大仁), O.F.M.
(1690.04.10 – 1721.12.21)

Born:	1644.05.08 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1671
Consecrated Bishop:	1680.03.21
Died:	1721.12.21 († 77)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Fujian 福建 (China) (1680.03.20 – 1684.10.29)

Titular Bishop of Argos (1680.03.20 – 1690.04.10)

Vicar Apostolic of Fujian 福建 (China) (1684.10.29 – 1687)

Bishop of Beijing 北京 (China) (1690.04.10 – 1721.12.21)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Khanbalik 汗八里 (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Guglielmo da Villanova (古列魯摩), O.F.M.
(1370? – ?)

Born:	(Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1307.07.23

Metropolitan Archbishop of Khanbalik 汗八里 (China) (1370? – ?)

Archbishop Cosma, O.F.M.
(1369? – 1370.03.11 not possessed)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saraj (Russia) (1362.06.17 – 1369?)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Khanbalik 汗八里 (China) (1369? – 1370.03.11 not possessed)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saraj (Russia) (1370.03.11 – ?)

Archbishop Nicolas da Botras (尼古拉), O.F.M.
(1333 – 1338)

Born:	(Italy)
Died:	1338

Metropolitan Archbishop of Khanbalik 汗八里 (China) (1333 – 1338)

Blessed Patriarch Giovanni da Montecorvino (若望．孟高維諾), O.F.M.
(1307.07.23 – 1328)

Born:	1247 (Montecorvino Rovella, Italy)
Consecrated Bishop:	1313
Died:	1328 (Beijing, 北京, China † 81)

Patriarch of All the East 遠東 (1307.07.23 – 1328)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Khanbalik 汗八里 (China) (1307.07.23 – 1328)

Patriarch and religious of Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans).

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Paul-Leon-Cornelius Montaigne (滿德胎), C.M. (1930.01.25 – 1933.01.27)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues (富成功), C.M. (1923.06.12 – 1928.11.24)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille (文貴斌), C.M. (1919.04.02 – 1923.07.12)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Stanislas-François Jarlin (林懋德), C.M. (1899.12.28 – 1905.04.05)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier (樊國樑), C.M. (1897.11.12 – 1899.04.13)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Edmond-François Guierry (蘇鳳文 / 蘇發旺), C.M. (1864.09.22 – 1868.12.04)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Jean-Baptiste Anouilh (董若翰), C.M. (1848.04.28 – 1858.12.14)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Joaquim da Souza Saraiva (蘇薩．薩萊瓦), C.M. (1804.08.20 – 1808.07.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Pellegrino da Castello (柏萊立), O.F.M. (1313 – 1320?)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Andrea da Perugia (安德律), O.F.M. (1313 – 1318)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gerardo Albuini (哲樂篤), O.F.M. (1313 – 1313)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Nicolò da Banzia (尼古老), O.F.M. (1307? – 1308)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ulrico da Seyfridsdorf (吾珥立克), O.F.M. (1307? – 1308)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Andreuccio da Assisi (安特留基), O.F.M. (1307? – 1308)