Diocese of Ningbo

DIOCESE OF NINGBO (Dioecesis Nimpuovensis)

Country : China
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1696 as Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang
Renamed in 1910 to Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Chekiang
Renamed in 1924 to Apostolic Vicariate of Ningpo
Elevated in 1946 to Diocese of Ningbo

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Arms of Bishops

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Jean Pin (1687-1692)
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Pedro d’ Alcala (1697-1705)
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Giovanni Donato Mezzafalce (1705-1720)
Pierre Nicolaus Lavaissière (1846-1849)
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François-Xavier-Timothée Danicourt (1850-1854)
Louis-Gabriel Delaplace (1854-1870)
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Edmond-François Guierry (1870-1883)
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Paul-Marie Reynaud (1884-1926)
André-Jean-François Defebvre (1926-1967)
Matthew Hu Xiande (2004-2017)
Francis Xavier Jin Yangke (2017-present)

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