Diocese of Baoding

Diocese of Baoding Dioecesis Paotimensis 保定教区
Baoding Cathedral
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Beijing
Statistics
Area	12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 1950) 2,000,000 78,601 (3.9%)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	14 February 1910 (1910-02-14)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Baoding
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	de facto: Francis An Shuxin de jure: James Su Zhi-min
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Li Shan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding/Ching-Yüan/Qingyuan (Latin: Paotimen(sis), Chinese: 保定, 青苑) is a diocese located in the city of Baoding in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

History

• 14 February 1910: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境
• 3 December 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Baodingfu 保定府
• 11 April 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Baoding 保定

Special churches

• National Shrine:
  • 中华圣母国家朝圣地
    (National Shrine of Our Lady of China), Donglu

Leadership

Bishops of Baoding 保定 (Roman rite)

• Francis An Shuxin (see below 7 August 2010 – Present [de facto]), arrested by the Chinese government in 1997; released in 2006
  • Administrator Francis An Shuxin (December 2006 – 7 August 2010 see above), Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding
• James Su Zhi-min (21 December 1995 – Present [de jure]), disappeared in 1997
  • Administrator Louis Fan Luyi (1992 – 9 June 2004), Bishop-elect of Baoding
• Peter Chen Jianzhang (陳建章) (16 April 1992 – 21 December 1994)
• Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan (范學淹) (12 April 1951 – 16 April 1992)
• John Zhang Bi-de (張弼德) (19 July 1946 – June 1951), while Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣
• Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (see below 11 April 1946 – 18 July 1946)

Vicars Apostolic of Baodingfu 保定府 (Roman Rite)

• Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (26 March 1931 – 11 April 1946 see above)
• Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. (滿德胎) (18 December 1924 – 25 January 1930)

Vicars Apostolic of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 (Roman Rite)

• Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues, C.M. (富成功) (19 February 1910 – 12 June 1923)

Coadjutor Bishops

• Francis An Shuxin (2007-2010)
• John Baptist Su Changshan (2000-2006), died
• James Su Zhi-min (1993-1995)
• Peter Chen Jianzhang (1988-1992)
• Joseph Zhu Yousan (1984-1988), died

Auxiliary Bishops

• Francis An Shuxin (1993-2007)
• Paul Shi Chunjie (1987-1991), died

References

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Baoding 保定". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 14, 2018. ^{[self-published]}