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Apostolic Vicariate Of Southwestern Chi-Li
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding/Chengting ( la, Cemtimen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Zhengding in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China. 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 * Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. () (December 14, 1858 – February 18, 1869) ** Bishop François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. () (June 22, 1869 – August 5, 1884) ** Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. () (January 16, 1885 – June 6, 1890) ** Bishop Jules Bruguière, C.M. () (July 28, 1891 – October 19, 1906) ** Bishop Jules-Auguste Coqset, C.M. () (May 3, 1907 – February 4, 1917) ** Bisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |