Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo
Diocese of Ningbo
Dioecesis Nimpuovensis
寧波
Location
Country China
Metropolitan Hangzhou
Statistics
Area 20,059 km2 (7,745 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1950)
6,055,267
17,497 (0.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral 北岸圣母七苦主教座堂
(Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows)
Current leadership
Bishop vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo/Ningxian (Latin: Nimpuoven(sis), Chinese: 寧波, 寧縣) is a diocese located in the city of Ningbo in the Ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in China.

History

  • 1687: Established as Apostolic Vicariate 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

  • Bishops 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)

References