Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding/Chengting is a diocese
located in the city of Zhengding
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 Zhengding
Zhengding
Zhengding is a county in Hebei Province approximately 260 kilometers south of Beijing, China. It comes under the administration of nearby Shijiazhuang City and has a population of 594,000. Zhengding has been an important religious center for more than 1,000 years, from - at least - the times...
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
- April 2, 1856: Established as 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 Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 from the Diocese of Beijing 北京 - December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhengding 正定
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Zhengding (Roman rite)- Bishop Giulio Jia Zhiguo, present-day underground bishop
- Bishop Giobbe Chen Chi-ming, C.M. (陳啓明) (April 11, 1946 – June 10, 1959)
- Vicars Apostolic of Zhengdingfu 正定府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Giobbe Chen Chi-ming, C.M. (陳啓明) (January 5, 1939 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Franciscus Hubertus Schraven, C.M. (文致和) (December 16, 1920 – October 10, 1937)
- Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. (文貴斌) (February 4, 1917 – April 2, 1919)
- Bishop Jules-Auguste Coqset, C.M. (順其衡) (May 3, 1907 – February 4, 1917)
- Bishop Jules Bruguière, C.M. (包儒略) (July 28, 1891 – October 19, 1906)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. (郁世良 / 都士良) (January 16, 1885 – June 6, 1890)
- Bishop François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. (戴世濟 / 戴濟世) (June 22, 1869 – August 5, 1884)
- Bishop Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. (董若翰) (December 14, 1858 – February 18, 1869)