Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianjin
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianjin/Tíentsín is a diocese
located in the city of Tianjin
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Beijing
in China.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Tianjin
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Beijing
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing is an archdiocese located in the city of Beijing in China.-History:* 1307: Established as Archdiocese of Khanbalik* 1375: Suppressed...
in China.
History
- June 19, 1870: the Tianjin MassacreTianjin MassacreThe Tianjin Religious Case , more commonly known as the Tientsin Massacre in Western sources, occurred in Tientsin in 1870. It is considered to be one of the most important incidents involving missionaries in the late Qing Dynasty...
, an anti-Catholic riot, occurred in the city of Tianjin - April 27, 1912: The Apostolic VicariateApostolic vicariateAn apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
of Coastal Chi-Li 直隸海濱 was established from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 - December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tianjin 天津
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Tianjin 天津
Special churches
- Former Cathedrals:
- 圣母得勝堂（望海樓天主堂）
(Our Lady of Victory Church (Wanghailou Church))
- 圣母得勝堂（望海樓天主堂）
Leadership
- Bishops of Tianjin 天津 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Stephen Li Side (1982 - ,under house arrest at Ji CountyJi CountyJi County, may refer to two counties in the People's Republic of China:* Ji County, Shanxi , of Linfen, Shanxi* Ji County, Tianjin -See also:* Ji * Jixian ; Ji County may be romanised as "Jixian"...
) - Fr. Alphonsus Zhao, C.M. (趙) (Apostolic Administrator February 13, 1953–1981)
- Bishop John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (Apostolic Administrator 1951 – February 13, 1953)
- Bishop Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. (文貴斌) (April 11, 1946–1951)
- Bishop Stephen Li Side (1982 - ,under house arrest at Ji County
- Vicars Apostolic of Tianjin 天津 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. (文貴斌) (July 12, 1923 – April 11, 1946)
- Vicars Apostolic of Coastal Chi-Li 直隸海濱 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Dumond, C.M. (April 27, 1912 – July 21, 1920)