Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in China}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Baoding
|local = 保定教区
|latin = Dioecesis Paotimensis
|image = BaodingCathedral.jpg
|image_size = 230px
|caption = Baoding Cathedral
|country = {{flag|China}}
|province = Beijing
|rite = Latin Rite
|cathedral = Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Baoding
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 12,000
|population = 2,000,000
|population_as_of = 1950
|catholics = 78,601
|catholics_percent= 3.9
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Sede Vacante
|metro_archbishop = Joseph Li Shan
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
}}
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding/Ching-Yüan/Qingyuan ({{langx|la|Paotimen(sis)}}, {{zh|保定, 青苑}}) is a diocese located in the city of Baoding in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.
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
- National Shrine:
- 中华圣母国家朝圣地
(National Shrine of Our Lady of China), Donglu
Leadership
- Bishops of Baoding 保定 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Su Zhi-Ming (December 21, 1995 -)
- Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan ({{lang|zh-hant|范學淹}}) (April 12, 1951 – April 16, 1992)
- Bishop John Zhang Bi-de ({{lang|zh-hant|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. ({{lang|zh|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. ({{lang|zh|周濟世}}) (later Archbishop) (March 26, 1931 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. ({{lang|zh|滿德胎}}) (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. ({{lang|zh|富成功}}) (February 19, 1910 – June 12, 1923)
References
- {{cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|title=Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpaot.html|accessdate=June 14, 2018}} Wikipedia:SPS
- {{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title=Diocese of Baoding 保定 |publisher=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/paot0.htm |accessdate=June 14, 2018}} Wikipedia:SPS
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