Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe was a Belgian missionary and member of the Congregation of the Mission who dedicated his life to the Catholic Church in China. Born in Ghent in 1877, he arrived in China in 1901 and eventually became a Chinese citizen to avoid the legal privileges held by Westerners. He is primarily remembered for his efforts to indigenize the Church, advocating for the appointment of native Chinese bishops and opposing the colonial attitudes of foreign missionaries. He died in Chongqing in 1940.