The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo/Ningxian ( la, Nimpuovensis, ) is a

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located in the city of

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 sate ...

(

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

) in the

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Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...

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 Our Lady of Sorrows ( la, Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows ( la, Mater Dolorosa, link=no), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names ...

. 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 Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

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 Eastern Chekiang 浙東 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Ningbo 寧波 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Ningbo 寧波 Jiangbei Cathedral after fire, 2014-08-02 01

Jiangbei Cathedral after fire, 2014-08-02 01

Leadership

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s of Ningbo (Roman rite) ** Bishop Francis Xavier Jin Yang-ke (2020-present) ** Bishop Mathew Hu Xiande (2004–2017) ** Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. (戴安德) (April 11, 1946 – April 7, 1967) * Vicars Apostolic of Ningbo 寧波 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. (戴安德) (December 23, 1926 – April 11, 1946) ** Bishop

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 ...

, C.M. (趙保祿) (December 3, 1924 – February 23, 1926) * Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang 浙東 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. (趙保祿) (May 10, 1910 – December 3, 1924) * Vicars Apostolic of Chekiang 浙江 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. (趙保祿) (March 7, 1884 – May 10, 1910) ** Bishop Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. (蘇鳳文 / 蘇發旺) (January 21, 1870 – August 8, 1883) ** Bishop Jean-Henri Baldus, C.M. (安巴都) (1865 – September 29, 1869) ** Bishop Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. (田嘉璧 / 田類斯) (June 12, 1854 – January 21, 1870) ** Bishop

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 politic ...

, C.M. (顧方濟) (December 22, 1850 – 1854) ** Bishop Pierre Lavaissière, C.M. (石伯鐸) (March 27, 1846 – December 19, 1849) ** Bishop Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. (July 14, 1845 – March 26, 1846) * Vicars Apostolic of Chekiang and Kiangsi 浙江江西 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop François-Alexis Rameaux, C.M. (December 11, 1838 – July 14, 1845)

References

GCatholic.org

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