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

Bishop(s)

Vacant

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 11 April 1946
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hangchow [Hangzhou]
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: China
Square Kilometers: 20,059 (7,747 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Ciang-Pei-An, Catholic Mission, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}
- Latin Name: Ce-Kiam
- Erected: 15 October 1696
- 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

François-Alexis Rameaux, C.M. † (11 Dec 1838 Appointed - 14 Jul 1845 Died)
Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. † (14 Jul 1845 Succeeded - 26 Mar 1846 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi})
Pierre Lavaissière, C.M. † (27 Mar 1846 Appointed - 19 Dec 1849 Died)
François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. † (22 Dec 1850 Appointed - 1854 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi})
Louis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. † (12 Jun 1854 Appointed - 21 Jan 1870 Appointed, Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin)
Jean-Henri Baldus, C.M. † ( 1865 Appointed - 29 Sep 1869 Died)
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)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}
15 October 1696	Erected		Vicariate Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam} (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]
Diocese of Ningpo [Ningbo]
11 April 1946	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo]	Diocese of Ningpo [Ningbo]

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 Ningpo [Ningbo]

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 Ningpo [Ningbo]
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

Jean-Henri Baldus, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 1865 to 29 Sep 1869)
François-Xavier Danicourt, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 22 Dec 1850 to 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 Jun 1854 to 21 Jan 1870)
Edmond-François Guierry, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 21 Jan 1870 to 8 Aug 1883)
Bernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 2 Mar 1844; Vicar Apostolic: 14 Jul 1845 to 26 Mar 1846)
Pierre Lavaissière, C.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Mar 1846 to 19 Dec 1849)
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)

Diocese of Ningpo [Ningbo]