1965438+On September 8, 2009, Xi 'an consecrated Antonio Maria Capettini P.I.M.E, an Italian foreign missionary, in Tongyuanfang Catholic Church, Gaoling County, Shaanxi Province, as the acting bishop of pastoral areas in southern Shaanxi.
1924 In May, Xian went to Shanghai to attend the "National Conference of Catholic Bishops" and was praised by Archbishop Gang Hengyi, the plenipotentiary of the Holy See in China. On July 1925 and 17, the Holy See appointed Xian as the Acting Pope in the Catholic pastoral area of Hankou on the recommendation of Archbishop Gang Hengyi. Xuan went to Hankou and Dai represented Shaanxi Educational Administration. 1927 65438+1On October 26th, the Holy See appointed Xi Xian as the Catholic Archbishop of Hankou. Previously, because Bishop Xi Xian belonged to the Franciscan province of St. Michel in Rome; The pastoral area of Hankou belongs to the Franciscan province of St. Franciscans in Venice and the Franciscan province of St. Virgilio in Trendo. The Ministry of Integration of the Holy See and the President of the Franciscans have always opposed the bishop's conversion of Hankou into a pastoral area for the sake of the relationship between the provinces in the order. To this end, Archbishop Ganghengyi ran around in many ways, communicated with the Ministry of Communications and the Franciscans many times, and finally successfully transferred to another school.
On May 6th, 2008, Xi 'an consecrated Florent Friedrich Hirth of Italian Franciscans as the acting bishop of pastoral areas in central Shaanxi.
1929, Xixian purchased the French school belonging to the former Notre Dame Catholic Church and changed it to Franciscan parish (now Baofeng Road, Wuhan). 193 1 year, the church of king Jesus was established in Zhanggongdi, Hankou, and soon facilities such as orphanages were built one after another. 1935, Hankou Stadium Street established Catholic Shangzhi Middle School (now Wuhan No.6 Middle School). In the same year, Xixian County also expanded the Catholic St. Joseph Girls' Middle School (now the ninth middle school in Wuhan). During this period, Catholicism in Hankou developed significantly. According to the statistics of Catholic Church 1936, there are 28,000 Catholics in Hankou parish, 197 schools, 7 hospitals and 16 clinics.
1932 On May 29th, the county consecrated Ferroni, an Italian Franciscan, as the acting bishop of the Catholic pastoral area of Laohekou.
1October 23rd, 1932, 10, Xianxian consecrated Pacifico Giulio Vanni O.F.M as the acting bishop of the Catholic pastoral area in Hankou. At the end of 1937, Paul Yupin, the general supervisor of the Chinese Catholic Church, proposed to hold a memorial service for the soldiers and compatriots killed in the Anti-Japanese War; In this regard, Xi Xian agreed and gave great help. 1938 65438+ 10 18, a mass was held in the Bishop's Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hankou to commemorate the fallen soldiers, civilians and pray for peace, which was filmed by special photographers of the Military Commission of the National Government as a commemoration.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the Eucharist is held. The bishops include Archbishop Mario Zanin, the representative of the Holy See in China, Bishop Silvestes in Wuchang, Bishop Xixian in Hankou, Pastoral Supervisor Tommy Tam in Shashi and Vice Bishop Zhang Lujia in Nanjing. And priests of the temples in Wuchang City and Hankou City, as well as trainees from the General Monastery of the Two Lakes in Hankou and Antoine Monastery in Wuchang. During this period, Archbishop Cai preached in Latin, and Vice Bishop Zhang Lujia of Nanjing served as Chinese translator. Later, Bishop Xi 'an made a speech in English, expressing his condolences to the dead soldiers and civilians and the sympathy and support of the church for China's war of resistance. After the mass ceremony, Anceaux ceremony will be held. The main ceremony was the Archbishop of Cai Ning, and all bishops and priests recited scriptures in front of Anceaux. The whole ceremony ended at 1 1 in the morning. The heads of the central organs of the National Government, diplomatic envoys from various countries in China, and celebrities from all walks of life all attended in person or sent representatives, with about 2,000 people from all walks of life. This mourning activity has had a positive impact on Catholic believers and society throughout the country. It has won wide support from the international community for China. China * * * central put forward a "benevolence"; Zhu De, Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army, and Peng, Deputy Commander-in-Chief presented "Although there is still life in death". Chiang Kai-shek sent a thank-you letter on behalf of the National Government.
1938 65438+ 10, initiated by the Archbishop, Bishop Yu Pin of Nanjing, Bishop Xian, Bishop Ai of Wuchang, and Bishop Gao of Hanyang, the Catholic Relief Society was jointly established to raise money from all walks of life to help the war wounded.
June 1938, Wuhan fell. Taking advantage of the alliance between Italy and Japan, Xi 'an set up a welfare home in Paris Road, Hankou, a women's home for the disabled at Qiaokou and a women's reformatory in Poyang Street to accommodate the elderly who were homeless because of the war.
On June194265438+1October 1 1 day, Xi 'an consecrated Casimir Rembert Kowalski, an American Franciscan, as the acting bishop of Wuchang Catholic pastoral area.
1943 In September, Italy was defeated and surrendered. Japanese occupation forces forcibly used Catholic St. Ghana Middle School as a military dormitory; Soon, it occupied Father Mei's hospital and turned it into a hospital for the disabled. 1943 10, Mussolini established a puppet regime with the support of Germany; The Japanese army then placed all Italian clergy and monasteries, including Xi Xian, under house arrest at St. Joseph's General Church and Huangpi Catholic Church in Hankou, forcing them to sign allegiance to Mussolini's regime. Although they were all released later, this action was closely monitored by the Japanese and puppet authorities.