Apostolic prefecture Xinxiang, China
Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang
Sinsiangen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin Church apostolic prefecture seated at Xinxiang in Henan, China, erected on July 7, 1936 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Weihuifu. It is exempt, immediately subject to the Holy See. Bishop Francis Li Jianlin was installed on December 5, 2025, succeeding the long-persecuted underground Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu, whose resignation the Holy See accepted.
On the map
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- Established
- 1936
- Territory
- 8,291 km²
Parishes and churches
10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 新乡市卫滨区南高村耶稣君王堂新乡市View parish
- 新乡市卫辉市南门里耶稣圣心堂新乡市View parish
- 新乡市原阳县天主堂新乡市View parish
- 新乡市延津县天主堂新乡市View parish
- 新乡市新乡县七里营天主堂新乡市View parish
- 新乡市新乡县李台圣比约堂新乡市View parish
- 新乡市辉县市北寨圣母无染原罪堂新乡市View parish
- 新乡市辉县市高庄天主堂新乡市View parish
- 新乡市长垣市耶稣圣心堂新乡市View parish
- 焦作市圣若瑟堂焦作市View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francis Li Jianlin
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The cathedral
Hongqi District stands in Xinxiang, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
A prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China, Xinxiang (simplified Chinese: 新乡; traditional Chinese: 新鄉; pinyin: Xīnxiāng [ɕín.ɕjáŋ]; postal: Sinsiang) counted 6,251,929 people at the 2020 Chinese Census. The provincial capital of Zhengzhou lies to its southwest and Kaifeng to its southeast, with Hebi and Anyang to the north, Jiaozuo to the west, and the provinces of Shanxi and Shandong to the northwest and east respectively.