Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo/Ningxian is a diocese
located in the city of Ningbo
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Hangzhou 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 Ningbo
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
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 Hangzhou in China.
History
- 1687: 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 Chekiang and Kiangsi 浙江江西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian 福建 - October 15, 1696: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang 浙江
- 1838: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi 浙江江西
- 1846: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang 浙江
- May 10, 1910: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Chekiang 浙東
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ningbo 寧波
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningbo 寧波
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 Ningbo (Roman rite)- Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. (戴安德) (April 11, 1946 – April 7, 1967)
- Vicars Apostolic of Ningbo 寧波 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. (戴安德) (December 23, 1926 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. (趙保祿) (December 3, 1924 – February 23, 1926)
- Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang 浙東 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. (趙保祿) (May 10, 1910 – December 3, 1924)
- Vicars Apostolic of Chekiang 浙江 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. (趙保祿) (March 7, 1884 – May 10, 1910)
- Bishop Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. (蘇鳳文 / 蘇發旺) (January 21, 1870 – August 8, 1883)
- Bishop Jean-Henri Baldus, C.M. (安巴都) (1865 – September 29, 1869)
- Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (June 12, 1854 – January 21, 1870)
- Bishop François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. (顧方濟) (December 22, 1850–1854)
- Bishop Pierre Lavaissière, C.M. (石伯鐸) (March 27, 1846 – December 19, 1849)
- Bishop Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. (July 14, 1845 – March 26, 1846)
- Vicars Apostolic of Chekiang and Kiangsi 浙江江西 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop François-Alexis Rameaux, C.M. (December 11, 1838 – July 14, 1845)