Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding/Ching-Yüan/Qingyuan (Latin: Paotimen(sis), Chinese: 保定, 青苑) is a diocese located in the city of Baoding in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

Diocese of Baoding

Dioecesis Paotimensis

保定教区
Baoding Cathedral
Location
Country China
Ecclesiastical provinceBeijing
MetropolitanBeijing
Statistics
Area12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 1950)
2,000,000
78,601 (3.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Baoding
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede Vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Li Shan

History

  • February 14, 1910: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境
  • December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Baodingfu 保定府
  • April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Baoding 保定

Special churches

Leadership

  • Bishops of Baoding 保定 (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Su Zhi-Ming ( December 21, 1995 -
    • Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan (範學淹) (April 12, 1951 – April 16, 1992)
    • Bishop [{John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (July 19, 1946 - June 1951), while Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1953.02.13)
    • Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (later Archbishop) (April 11, 1946 – July 18, 1946)
    • Bishop An Shuxin (arrested by the Chinese government in 1997 and released in 2006)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Baodingfu 保定府 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (later Archbishop) (March 26, 1931 – April 11, 1946)
    • Bishop Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. (满德胎) (December 18, 1924 – January 25, 1930)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues, C.M. (富成功) (February 19, 1910 – June 12, 1923)

References

  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Baoding 保定". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. [self-published]


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