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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ningbo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo/Ningxian ( la, Nimpuovensis, ) 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 1995–2000. 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 浙江江西 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian 福建 * October 15, 1696: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang 浙江 * 1838: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi 浙江江西 * 1846: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang 浙江 * May 10, 1910: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 satellite county-level cities, and 2 rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the East China Sea. Ningbo is the southern economic center of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, and is also the core city and center of the Ningbo Metropolitan Area. To the north, Hangzhou Bay separates Ningbo from Shanghai; to the east lies Zhoushan in the East China Sea; on the west and south, Ningbo borders Shaoxing and Taizhou respectively. As of the 2020 Chinese National Census, the entire administrated area of Ningbo City had a population of 9.4 million (9,404,283), of which 4,479,635 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of its five urban districts. Within the next decade, the cities of Cixi, Yunhao and Fenghua will likely also be co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Hu Xiande
Mathew Hu Xiande (27 August 1934 – 25 September 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1985, Hu Xiande served as coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo/Ningxian ( la, Nimpuovensis, ) 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 ..., China from 2000 to 2004. He then served bishop of the diocese from 2004 until his death. Notes 1934 births 2017 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in China People from Ningbo {{China-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religious Organizations Established In The 1680s
Religion is usually defined as a social-cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements; however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith,Tillich, P. (1957) ''Dynamics of faith''. Harper Perennial; (p. 1). a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life". Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human culture. Religions ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Dioceses In China
The Catholic Church in China comprises 152 Latin jurisdictions: * 21 ecclesiastical provinces (including one for Taiwan), consisting of 21 Metropolitan archdioceses and 100 suffragan dioceses * 29 Apostolic Prefectures * 1 exempt diocese, the diocese of Macau * 1 Apostolic Administration, the Apostolic Administration of Harbin Furthermore, the Eastern Catholic (Byzantine rite) Russian Greek Catholic Church has an exempt Apostolic exarchate for China in Harbin. There is an Apostolic Nunciature as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) to China, in Taipei, national capital of Taiwan, also charged with Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. The Catholic Church recognizes the Republic of China as the sole government for all of China; nevertheless, it does not recognize all of its territorial claims. The term “China” has to be understood as including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan in its 1949 provincial boundaries and Mainland China as effectively controlled by the People's Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Lavaissière
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François-Xavier Danicourt
François-Xavier is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * François-Xavier Archambault (1841–1893), a lawyer and political figure in Quebec * François-Xavier Audouin (1765–1837), a French clergyman and politician during the French Revolution * François-Xavier Babineau (1825–1890), a Canadian Catholic priest * François-Xavier Bélanger (1833–1882), a French-Canadian naturalist and museum curator * François-Xavier Bellamy (born 1985), French philosopher and politician * François-Xavier Brunet (1868–1922), a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec * François-Xavier Cloutier (1848–1934), a Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop * François-Xavier de Donnea (born 1941), a Belgian politician * François-Xavier de Feller (1735–1802), a Belgian author * François-Xavier de Peretti, a French politician * François-Xavier Dulac (1841–1890), a farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec * François-Xavier Dumortie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Henri Baldus
Jean-Henri is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Henri d'Anglebert (1629–1691), French composer and harpsichordist * Jean-Henri Dunant (1828–1910), Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman * Jean Henri Fabre (1823–1915), French entomologist and author * Jean-Henri Gourgaud (1746–1809), French actor under the stage name Dugazon * Jean-Henri Hottinguer (1803–1866), the first-born son of Baron Jean-Conrad, thus making him his successor * Jean-Henri Izamo (died 1966), the head of the gendarmerie of the Central African Republic * Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1794–1872), Swiss Protestant minister and historian of the Reformation * Jean-Henri Pape (1787–1875), French piano maker * Jean-Henri Ravina (1818–1906), French virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher * Jean Henri Riesener (1734–1806), French royal ébéniste * Jean-Henri Voulland (1751–1801), politician of the French Revolution See also * Jean Gery Jean Gery (before 1638 – 169 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul-Marie Reynaud
Paul-Marie Reynaud (April 12, 1854 – February 26, 1926) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and missionary in China. He was born in the department of Loire. He was a Vincentian. He was Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang (March 7, 1884 – May 10, 1910), Eastern Chekiang (May 10, 1910 – December 3, 1924) and Bishop of Ningbo (December 3, 1924 – February 23, 1926). See also *Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo/Ningxian ( la, Nimpuovensis, ) 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 th ...''Une Autre Chine'', published by Paul-Marie Reynaud in 1897, ''Bibliothèque nationale de France'' website References 1854 births 1926 deaths Vincentians French Roman Catholic bishops in Asia French Roman Catholic missionaries Roman Catholic missionaries in China People from Loire (department) French exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
