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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding

Coordinates: 38°08′N 114°34′E / 38.133°N 114.567°E / 38.133; 114.567
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Diocese of Zhengding

Dioecesis Cemtimensis

天主教正定教区
Location
CountryChina
Ecclesiastical provinceBeijing
MetropolitanBeijing
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1948)
4,000,000
52,000 (1.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral Immaculate Conception in Shijiazhuang
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGiulio Jia Zhiguo (under surveillance)
Metropolitan ArchbishopJoseph Li Shan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding/Chengting (Latin: Cemtimen(sis), Chinese: 正定) is a diocese located in the city of Zhengding in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.[1][2]

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

Special churches

  • Former Cathedral:
    • 正定主教座堂

Leadership

References

  1. ^ Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Zhengding [Chengting]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Zhengding 正定". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

38°08′N 114°34′E / 38.133°N 114.567°E / 38.133; 114.567