The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo/Ningxian (, ) is a diocese located in the city of Ningbo (Zhejiang) in the ecclesiastical province of Hangzhou in China. The diocese has two cathedral churches but only one has the seat of the bishop. The official cathedral is the one dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus but which used to be dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrow. The other cathedral is the one dedicated to the Assumption of Mary which was rebuilt from 1995âÂÂ2000. The latter church is a former cathedral.
The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart was destroyed in a fire on July 28, 2014.
History
- 1687: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi æµÂæ±Âæ±Â西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian ç¦Â建
- October 15, 1696: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang æµÂæ±Â
- 1838: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi æµÂæ±Âæ±Â西
- 1846: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang æµÂæ±Â
- May 10, 1910: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Chekiang æµÂæÂ±
- 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 Francis Xavier Jin Yang-ke (2020âÂÂpresent)
- Bishop Mathew Hu Xiande (2004âÂÂ2017)
- Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. (æÂ´å®Âå¾·) (April 11, 1946 â April 7, 1967)
- Vicars Apostolic of Ningbo 寧波 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. (æÂ´å®Âå¾·) (December 23, 1926 â April 11, 1946)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. (è¶Âä¿Â祿) (December 3, 1924 â February 23, 1926)
- Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang æµÂæÂ± (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. (è¶Âä¿Â祿) (May 10, 1910 â December 3, 1924)
- Vicars Apostolic of Chekiang æµÂæ± (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. (è¶Âä¿Â祿) (March 7, 1884 â May 10, 1910)
- Bishop Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. (èÂÂé³³æÂ / èÂÂç¼æÂº) (January 21, 1870 â August 8, 1883)
- Bishop Jean-Henri Baldus, C.M. (å®Âå·´é½) (1865 â September 29, 1869)
- Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (ç°åÂÂç§ / ç°é¡ÂæÂ¯) (June 12, 1854 â January 21, 1870)
- Bishop François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. (é¡§æÂ¹æ¿Â) (December 22, 1850 â 1854)
- Bishop Pierre Lavaissière, C.M. (ç³伯é¸) (March 27, 1846 â December 19, 1849)
- Bishop Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. (July 14, 1845 â March 26, 1846)
- Vicars Apostolic of Chekiang and Kiangsi æµÂæ±Âæ±Â西 (Roman Rite)
- Bishop François-Alexis Rameaux, C.M. (December 11, 1838 â July 14, 1845)
References