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