Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding

Diocese of Baoding Dioecesis Paotimensis 保定
Location
Country	China
Metropolitan	Beijing
Statistics
Area	12,000 km² (4,600 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1950) 2,000,000 78,601 (3.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	圣伯多禄及圣保禄主教座堂 (Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul)
Current leadership
Bishop	vacant

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding/Ching-Yüan/Qingyuan (Latin: Paotimen(sis), Chinese: 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

Bishops of Baoding 保定 (Roman rite)
- Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan (範學淹) (April 12, 1951 – April 16, 1992)
- Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (later Archbishop) (April 11, 1946 – July 18, 1946)
Vicars Apostolic of Baodingfu 保定府 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (later Archbishop) (March 26, 1931 – April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. (满德胎) (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. (富成功) (February 19, 1910 – June 12, 1923)