Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding/Chengting (Latin: Cemtimen(sis), Chinese: 正定) is a diocese located in the city of Zhengding in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.[1][2]

Diocese of Zhengding

Dioecesis Cemtimensis

天主教正定教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceBeijing
MetropolitanBeijing
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1948)
4,000,000
52,000 (1.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral Immaculate Conception in Shijiazhuang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGiulio Jia Zhiguo (under surveillance)
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Li Shan

History

  • April 2, 1856: Established as Apostolic Vicariate 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

Special churches

  • Former Cathedral:
    • 正定主教座堂

Leadership

  • Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. (董若翰) (December 14, 1858 – February 18, 1869)
    • Bishop François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. (戴世濟 / 戴濟世) (June 22, 1869 – August 5, 1884)
    • Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. (郁世良 / 都士良) (January 16, 1885 – June 6, 1890)
    • Bishop Jules Bruguière, C.M. (包儒略) (July 28, 1891 – October 19, 1906)
    • Bishop Jules-Auguste Coqset, C.M. (順其衡) (May 3, 1907 – February 4, 1917)
    • Bishop Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. (文貴斌) (February 4, 1917 – April 2, 1919)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Zhengdingfu 正定府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishops of Zhengding (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Giobbe Chen Chi-ming, C.M. (陳啓明) (April 11, 1946 – June 10, 1959)
    • Bishop Giulio Jia Zhiguo, present-day underground bishop

References

  1. Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Zhengding [Chengting]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Zhengding 正定". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

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