Jesuit missions in China during the Late Qing and Republican era (1842–1949)

1. French Jesuits begin rebuilding Jiangnan mission

   Jan 1, 1842Labels: French Jesuits, Jiangnan mission, Xujiahui

   • CatholicEncyc
   • Kiang nan

2. Treaty ports reopen space for Catholic missions

   Aug 29, 1842Labels: Treaty of, Shanghai, Treaty ports

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

3. Jesuit seminary opens for local clergy training

   Feb 3, 1843Labels: Jesuit seminary, Chinese clergy

   • CatholicEncyc
   • Kiang nan

4. Jesuits establish base at Zi-ka-wei (Xujiahui)

   Jan 1, 1847Labels: Xujiahui, Xu Guangqi, Jesuit mission

   • CatholicEncyc
   • Kiang nan

5. Taiping-era conflict disrupts Jiangnan mission work

   Jan 1, 1853Labels: Taiping Rebellion, Jiangnan mission

   • Britannica
   • CatholicEncyc

6. Tushanwan orphanage and workshops begin in Shanghai

   Jan 1, 1864Labels: Tushanwan orphanage, Workshops

   • ShanghaiGov
   • Tushanwan

7. Heude natural history museum opens at Xujiahui

   Aug 10, 1872Labels: Heude Museum, Xujiahui

   • Xujiahui
   • Kiang nan

8. Zi-ka-wei Observatory founded for weather and science

   Jan 1, 1873Labels: Zi-ka-wei Observatory, Meteorology

   • BC Ricci
   • Xujiahui

9. Aurora University founded as a Catholic higher-education project

   Feb 27, 1903Labels: Aurora University, Ma Xiangbo

   • Aurora
   • AuroraFR

10. St. Ignatius Cathedral completed at Xujiahui

    Jan 1, 1910Labels: St Ignatius, Xujiahui

    • Cathedral
    • Structurae

11. First Plenary Council of China meets in Shanghai

    May 15, 1924Labels: First Plenary, Celso Costantini

    • Council
    • MDPI Religions

12. Pius XI consecrates first Chinese Catholic bishops

    Oct 28, 1926Labels: Pius XI, Chinese bishops

    • CatholicCNA
    • NC Register

13. Shanghai mission reorganized as Apostolic Vicariate of Shanghai

    Apr 25, 1933Labels: Apostolic Vicariate, Holy See

    • ShanghaiDiocese
    • Council

14. Vatican relaxes bans on Confucian and ancestral rites

    Dec 8, 1939Labels: Vatican decree, Confucian rites

    • Britannica
    • RitesWiki

15. Holy See establishes full Catholic hierarchy in China

    Apr 11, 1946Labels: Pius XII, Catholic hierarchy

    • ShanghaiDiocese
    • NC Register

16. Communist victory ends Jesuit era of public institutions

    Oct 1, 1949Labels: People s, Jesuit institutions

    • Britannica
    • Aurora