Jian'ou Apostolic Prefecture
| Jian'ou Apostolic Prefecture | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Apostolic Prefect | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1931 |
| surface | 17,101 km² |
| Parishes | 6 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 701,676 ( 12/31/1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 1,450 ( 12/31/1950 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 2 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 97 |
| Friars | 13 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 9 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The Apostolic Prefecture of Jian'ou ( lat. : Apostolica praefectura Kienovensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture based in Jian'ou .
history
The Jian'ou Apostolic Prefecture was founded on May 6, 1931 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Quae ad religionis from cessions of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Foochow as a Mission sui juris Jian'ou . The mission sui juris Jian'ou was founded on January 8, 1938 by Pius XI. raised to the Apostolic Prefecture.
Ordinaries
Superiore from Jian'ou
- Paul Adam Curran OP , 1932-1937
- William Ferrer Cassidy OP, 1937-1938
Apostolic Prefect of Jian'ou
- Michael Augustin O'Connor OP, 1938-1941
- Paul Adam Curran OP, 1948-1953
- Sedis vacancy , since 1953
See also
Web links
- Entry on Jian'ou Apostolic Prefecture on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 16, 2011.