Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Zhengding
正定
latin= Dioecesis Cemtimensis
country= China | metropolitan=Beijing
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 圣母无染原罪主教座堂
("Immaculate Conception Cathedral")
cocathedral =
area=
population= 4,000,000
population_as_of= 1948
catholics= 52,000
catholics_percent= 1.3
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding/Chengting {Latin: " Cemtimen(sis)", 中文: 正定 } is a diocese located in the city of Zhengding in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

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

pecial Churches

*Former Cathedral:
**正定主教座堂

Leadership

* Bishops of Zhengding (Roman rite)
** 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)

References

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/chen1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dzhen.html Catholic Hierarchy]