Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhengding/Chengting (Latin: Cemtimen(sis), Chinese: 正定) is a diocese located in the city of Zhengding in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.

Diocese of Zhengding Dioecesis Cemtimensis 天主教正定教区
Location
Country	China
Ecclesiastical province	Beijing
Metropolitan	Beijing
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 1948) 4,000,000 52,000 (1.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral Immaculate Conception in Shijiazhuang
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Giulio Jia Zhiguo (under surveillance)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Joseph Li Shan

History

• April 2, 1856: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 from the Diocese of Beijing 北京
• December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Zhengdingfu 正定府
• April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Zhengding 正定

Special churches

• Former Cathedral:
  • 正定主教座堂

Leadership

• Vicars Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. (董若翰) (December 14, 1858 – February 18, 1869)
  • Bishop François-Ferdinand Tagliabue, C.M. (戴世濟 / 戴濟世) (June 22, 1869 – August 5, 1884)
  • Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. (郁世良 / 都士良) (January 16, 1885 – June 6, 1890)
  • Bishop Jules Bruguière, C.M. (包儒略) (July 28, 1891 – October 19, 1906)
  • Bishop Jules-Auguste Coqset, C.M. (順其衡) (May 3, 1907 – February 4, 1917)
  • Bishop Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. (文貴斌) (February 4, 1917 – April 2, 1919)
• Vicars Apostolic of Zhengdingfu 正定府 (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Franciscus Hubertus Schraven, C.M. (文致和) (December 16, 1920 – October 10, 1937)
  • Bishop Giobbe Chen Chi-ming, C.M. (陳啓明) (January 5, 1939 – April 11, 1946)
• Bishops of Zhengding (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Giobbe Chen Chi-ming, C.M. (陳啓明) (April 11, 1946 – June 10, 1959)
  • Bishop Giulio Jia Zhiguo, present-day underground bishop