The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian ( la, Ciaoscienen(sis), ) is a

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located in

Zhao County Zhao County (Zhaoxian) (), a historic town called Zhaozhou () in the past, is located in the southwest of Hebei province southeast of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, and south of Beijing. Its total land area is and total population is aroun ...

in the

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in China.

History

* March 18, 1929: Established as

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of Zhaoxian 趙縣 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府 * January 11, 1932: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhaoxian 趙縣 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhaoxian 趙縣

Leadership

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s of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman rite) ** Bishop John Zhang Bi-de () (April 11, 1946 – February 13, 1953) * Vicars Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop John Zhang Bi-de () (January 11, 1932 – April 11, 1946) * Prefects Apostolic of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (Roman Rite) ** Fr. John Zhang Bi-de () (later Bishop) (April 9, 1929 – January 11, 1932)

References

GCatholic.org

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