The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol. ( la, dioecesis Geholensis), also known in Chinese as Rehe or Jinzhou, is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of

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, covering part of the former Rehe Province. Both Jehol and Rehe are forms of the former Chinese name of the city of Chengde; Jinzhou refers to the State of Jin that formerly occupied part of the diocese. The diocese lost an important part of its territory in 2018, when the entire city of Chengde was taken out to form the Diocese of Chengde, a suffragan of the

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. Now, only the

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part of the diocese remains, along with a very small part of Hebei.

History

* December 21, 1883: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia 東蒙古 from the

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蒙古 * December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jehol 熱河 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Jehol 熱河

Leadership

* Bishops of Jehol 熱河 (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Joseph Julian Oste Joseph Julian Oste (; March 28, 1893 – January 19, 1971) was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol between 1948 and 1971. Biography Joseph Julian Oste was born in Zele, Flemish Region, Belgium, ...

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(April 9, 1948 – January 19, 1971) ** Bishop

Louis Janssens Louis Janssens (; 24 October 1876 – 14 April 1950) was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jehol between 1942 and 1948. Biography Louis Janssens was born in Belgium, on 24 October 1876. He was orda ...

(April 11, 1946 – January 9, 1948) * Vicars Apostolic of Jehol 熱河 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. (February 4, 1942 – April 11, 1946) ** Bishop

Conrad Abels Conrad Abels (; January 31, 1856 – February 4, 1942) was a Dutch priest, missionary, and Vicar Apostolic of Jehol. He was a member of the CICM Missionaries. Biography Conrad Abels was born in the Netherlands, on January 31, 1856. He was ordai ...

(July 5, 1897 – 1942) * Vicars Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia 東蒙古 ** Bishop

Théodore-Herman Rutjes Théodore-Herman Rutjes (; December 11, 1833 – August 4, 1896) was a Dutch priest, missionary, and Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia. Biography Théodore-Herman Rutjes was born in the Netherlands, on December 11, 1833. He was ordained a pries ...

(December 11, 1883 – August 4, 1896 ied

References

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