Ningbo [Ningpo] (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Francis Xavier Jin Yangke, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hangzhou [Hangchow]
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 20,059 (7,747 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.catholicdioceseofningbo.com/
Mailing Address: Ciang-Pei-An, Catholic Mission, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} and Kiangsi
- Split: 16 August 1838
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}
- Latin Name: Ce-Kiam
- Split: 1845
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale}
- Latin Name: Ce-Kiam Orientalis
- Name Changed: 10 May 1910
- Vicariate
- Country: China
Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo]
- Latin Name: Nimpuovensis
- Name Changed: 3 December 1924
- Vicariate
- Country: China

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean Pin, M.E.P. † (5 Feb 1687 Appointed - 1692 Died)
Pedro d’ Alcala, O.P. † ( 1697 Appointed - 14 Sep 1705 Died)
Giovanni Donato Mezzafalce † ( 1705 Appointed - 30 Aug 1720 Died)
François-Alexis Rameaux, C.M. † (11 Dec 1838 Appointed - 14 Jul 1845 Died)
Pierre Nicolaus Lavaissière, C.M. † (27 Mar 1846 Appointed - 19 Dec 1849 Died)
François-Xavier-Timothée Danicourt, C.M. † (14 Jan 1850 Appointed - May 1854 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi})
Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. † (12 Jul 1854 Appointed - 21 Jan 1870 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin)
Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. † (21 Jan 1870 Appointed - 8 Aug 1883 Died)
Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. † (7 Mar 1884 Appointed - 23 Feb 1926 Died)
André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. † (14 Dec 1926 Appointed - 7 Apr 1967 Died)
[ Shu Qi-shui (Chou Ki wei)] † (26 Apr 1960 Ordained Bishop - 1983 Died)
Michael He Jinmin † (14 May 2000 Ordained Bishop - 4 May 2004 Died)
Matthew Hu Xiande † (4 May 2004 Succeeded - 25 Sep 2017 Died)
Francis Xavier Jin Yangke (25 Sep 2017 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} and Kiangsi
16 August 1838	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Fukien, Chekiang, and Kiangsi	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} and Kiangsi Vicariate Apostolic of Fo-Kien
Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}
1845	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} and Kiangsi	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} Vicariate Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}
10 May 1910	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} (Kia-shingfou, Hou-tcheou-fou, Hang-cheou-fou, Yen -tcheou-fou, Hin-tcheou-fou, and King-hoa-fou)	Vicariate Apostolic of Western Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Occidentale} (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale}
10 May 1910	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale}
Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo]
3 December 1924	Name Changed	Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale}	Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo]
10 August 1926	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo] (Taichow (Linghai, Tiantai, Sienlcu, Hwabyen, and Wenling))	Vicariate Apostolic of Taichow [Linhai] (erected)
2 July 1931	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo] (Chuchow, Sungyang, Lungchuan, Tsingtien, Yünhwo, Kingning, Suanping, Suichong, Kingyuan, and Tsinyun)	Prefecture Apostolic of Chuchow (erected)
Diocese of Ningbo [Ningpo]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo]	Diocese of Ningbo [Ningpo]
3 March 1949	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ningbo [Ningpo] (YungMa, Jüan, Pingyang, Taishun, Yuhwan, and Yiotsing)	Diocese of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia] (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Ningbo [Ningpo]

1950 17,497 6,055,267 .3% 25 29 54 324 29 101 10 ap2002

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Ningbo [Ningpo]
1950	17,497	6,055,267	.3%	25	29	54	324		29	101	10	ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Pedro d’ Alcala, O.P. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1697 to 14 Sep 1705)
François-Xavier-Timothée Danicourt, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 14 Jan 1850 to May 1854)
André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 14 Dec 1926; Bishop: 11 Apr 1946 to 7 Apr 1967)
Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 12 Jul 1854 to 21 Jan 1870)
Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Jan 1870 to 8 Aug 1883)
Michael He Jinmin † (Apostolic Administrator: 1950; Bishop: 14 May 2000 to 4 May 2004)
Joseph Hu Ruoshan (Hu Joo-shan, Hu Jo-shan), C.M. †
Matthew Hu Xiande † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 May 2000; Bishop: 4 May 2004 to 25 Sep 2017)
Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 2 Mar 1844 to 14 Jul 1845)
Pierre Nicolaus Lavaissière, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Mar 1846 to 19 Dec 1849)
Giovanni Donato Mezzafalce † (Vicar Apostolic: 1705 to 30 Aug 1720)
Jean Pin, M.E.P. † (Administrator: 5 Feb 1687 to 1692)
François-Alexis Rameaux, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1838 to 14 Jul 1845)
Paul-Marie Reynaud, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Mar 1884 to 23 Feb 1926)
[ Shu Qi-shui (Chou Ki wei)] † (Bishop: 26 Apr 1960 to 1983)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Orientale}
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 2, Page 535, and Page 536
Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 23, to Page 25
Diocese of Ningbo [Ningpo]
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 301, to Page 313

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