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
- February 14, 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
- December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Baodingfu 保定府
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Baoding 保定
Special churches
- National Shrine:
Leadership
- Bishops of Baoding 保定 (Roman rite)
- Vicars Apostolic of Baodingfu 保定府 (Roman Rite) Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. (周濟世) (later Archbishop) (March 26, 1931 – April 11, 1946); Bishop Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. (滿德胎) (December 18, 1924 – January 25, 1930)
- Vicars Apostolic of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 (Roman Rite) Bishop Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues, C.M. (富成功) (February 19, 1910 – June 12, 1923)