Shashi Apostolic Prefecture
| Shashi Apostolic Prefecture | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Apostolic Prefect | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1936 |
| surface | 9,560 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 2,000,000 ( 12/31/1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 8,869 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 0.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 328 |
| Friars | 18 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 18 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The Apostolic Prefecture Shashi ( lat. : Apostolica praefectura Shasiensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture based in Shashi .
history
The Shashi Apostolic Prefecture was founded on July 6, 1936 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad Catholicum from cessions of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Yichang .
Apostolic Prefect of Shashi
- Julian Edward Dillon OFM , 1936–1961
- Sedis vacancy , since 1961