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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Chengde
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengde () is a diocese located in the city of Chengde in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing, Beijing in China. It was erected as diocese of Chengde on 22 September 2018, taken of parts of the territories of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol, Diocese of Jehol and of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chifeng, Diocese of Chifeng. It was the first diocese to be erected after the China-Vatican agreement of 22 September 2018, the first new Roman Catholic diocese in China since 1949 and the first change to the Catholic hierarchy in China since 1951. The boundaries of the diocese are equal to those of the civil prefecture-level city of Chengde in Hebei, Hebei province. References External links GCatholic.org Roman Catholic dioceses in China Christian organizations established in 2018 Chengde 2018 establishments in China Christianity in Hebei {{PRChina-RC-diocese-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengde
Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 225 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by the Qing emperors as summer residence. The permanent resident population is approximately 3,473,200 in 2017. History In 1703, Chengde was chosen by the Kangxi Emperor as the location for his summer residence. Constructed throughout the eighteenth century, the Mountain Resort was used by both the Yongzheng and Qianlong emperors. The site is currently an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since the seat of government followed the emperor, Chengde was a political center of the Chinese empire during these times. The city of Jeholan early romanization of Rehe via the French transcription of the northern suffix ''ér'' as ''eul''reached its height under the Qianlong Emperor 1735-1796 (died 1799). The great Putuo Zongcheng Temple, loosely based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
