The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding/Ching-Yüan/Qingyuan (, ) 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 () (12 April 1951 – 16 April 1992) John Zhang Bi-de () (19 July 1946 – June 1951), while Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. () (see below 11 April 1946 – 18 July 1946) Vicars Apostolic of Baodingfu 保定府 (Roman Rite) Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M. () (26 March 1931 – 11 April 1946 see above) Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. () (18 December 1924 – 25 January 1930) Vicars Apostolic of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 (Roman Rite) Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues, C.M. () (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
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