Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianjin
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Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathedral of St. Joseph (Laoxikai Church), in the city of Tianjin, which also houses the former cathedral Our Lady of Victory Church (Wanghailou Church) (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
Data from 1950 indicated there were 50,000 registered Roman Catholics in Tianjin, about 1.4% of the total 3,600,000 population. Data from 2008 estimated 100,000 Catholics in Tianjin after years of persecution, of which 40,000 are officially registered and an estimated 60,000 are underground. This represents about 0.7% of the population of Tianjin.
History
- June 19, 1870: the Tianjin Massacre, an anti-Catholic riot, occurred in the city of Tianjin
- April 27, 1912: The Apostolic Vicariate of Coastal Chi-Li (Script error: No such module "Lang".) was established on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- December 3, 1924: Renamed after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Tianjin (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Tianjin (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
Ordinaries
- Apostolic Vicars of Coastal Chi-Li (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Paul-Marie Dumond, Lazarists (C.M.) (April 27, 1912 – July 21, 1920), Titular Bishop of Curubis (1912.05.02 – 1944.02.19), later Apostolic Administrator of Ganzhou 贛州 (China) (1920.07.21 – 1925.05.12) becoming Apostolic Vicar of Ganzhou (1925.05.12 – 1931.07.03), Apostolic Vicar of Nanchang 南昌 (China) (1931.07.03 – death 1944.02.19)
- Apostolic Vicar of Tianjin (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (July 12, 1923 – April 11, 1946), Titular Bishop of Abrittum (1915.08.10 – 1946.04.11 see below); previously Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Southwestern Chi-Li 直隸西南 (China) (1915.08.10 – 1917.04.02), succeeding as Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li (1917.04.02 – 1919.04.02), Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境 (China) (1919.04.02 – 1923.07.12)
- Bishops of Tianjin (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (see above April 11, 1946 – 1951), later Titular Bishop of Abora (1951.06.14 – 1957.09.21)
- Apostolic Administrator John Zhang Bi-de (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (1951 – February 13, 1953), while Bishop of Zhaoxian 趙縣 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1953.02.13)
- Apostolic Administrator Fr. Alphonsus Zhao, C.M. (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (February 13, 1953 – 1981)
- Uncanonical Li De-pei (李德培) (1958 – 1991.07.13), without papal mandate
- Stefano Li Side (1982 clandestine consecration – 2019.06.08),[1] under house arrest at Ji County for refusing to join the Patriotic Catholic Association[2]
- Melchior Shi Hongzhen (since 2019.06.08), under house arrest
Sources and external links
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