Iduhsien Apostolic Prefecture
Iduhsien Apostolic Prefecture | |
Basic data | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Apostolic Prefect |
Sedis vacancy (last incumbent: John Yang Feng-Shuuntil 1982) |
surface | 1,800 km² |
Parishes | 21 (1948 / AP 2005 ) |
Residents | 2,500,000 (1948 / AP 2005 ) |
Catholics | 12,620 (1948 / AP 2005 ) |
proportion of | 0.5% |
Diocesan priest | 14 (1948 / AP 2005 ) |
Religious priest | 13 (1948 / AP 2005 ) |
Catholics per priest | 467 |
Religious sisters | 14 (1948 / AP 2005 ) |
address | Catholic Mission Yiduxian, Shandong, China |
The Iduhsien Apostolic Prefecture , located in the independent city of Qingzhou , the former Yidu County ( 益都 縣 ), Shandong Province , China , was founded on June 16, 1931. With a size of only 1,800 km² it counted 12,620 Catholics (0.5% of the population) in 21 parishes with 14 diocesan priests , 13 religious priests and 14 religious sisters in 1948 .