Hinganfu Apostolic Prefecture

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Hinganfu Apostolic Prefecture
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
Apostolic Prefect Sedis vacancy
(last incumbent:
Pietro Maleddu OFMConv
until 1983)
surface 25,000 km²
Parishes 12 (1950 / AP 2002 )
Residents 800,000 (1950 / AP 2002 )
Catholics 3,982 (1950 / AP 2002 )
proportion of 0.5%
Diocesan priest 5 (1950 / AP 2002 )
Religious priest 9 (1950 / AP 2002 )
Catholics per priest 284
Religious sisters 21 (1950 / AP 2002 )
address Catholic Mission
Ankang, Shaanxi, China

The Hinganfu Apostolic Prefecture , located in Ankang , Shaanxi , People's Republic of China , was founded on March 28, 1929.

The mission supervised by the Franciscans had an area of ​​25,000 km² and in 1950 counted 3,982 Catholics (0.3% of the population) in 12 parishes with 5 diocesan priests , 9 religious priests and 21 religious sisters .