Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]

Dioecesis Paotimensis

Bishop(s)

Vacant

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Beijing [Peking]
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 12,000 (4,635 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Bishop's House, Baoding, Hebei, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Central Chi-Li {Ce-Li Centrale}
- Latin Name: Ce-Li Centralis
- Erected: 14 February 1910
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Paotingfu
- Latin Name: de Paotingfu
- Name Changed: 3 December 1924
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues, C.M. † (22 Feb 1910 Appointed - 12 Jun 1923 Appointed, Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin)
Paul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. † (25 Nov 1924 Appointed - 25 Jan 1930 Appointed, Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing])
Joseph Chow Chi-shih (Ceuzisce, Zhou Ji-shi), C.M. † (26 Mar 1931 Appointed - 18 Jul 1946 Appointed, Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang])
Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan † (12 Apr 1951 Appointed - 16 Apr 1992 Died)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Central Chi-Li {Ce-Li Centrale}
14 February 1910	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Central Chi-Li {Ce-Li Centrale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Paotingfu
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Central Chi-Li {Ce-Li Centrale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Paotingfu
Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Paotingfu	Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]

1950 78,601 2,000,000 3.9% 68 68 1,155 59 35 ap2002