Weihai Apostolic Prefecture
| Weihai Apostolic Prefecture | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Apostolic Prefect | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1931 |
| Residents | 3,000,000 ( 12/31/1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 4,150 ( 12/31/1950 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Religious priest | 6 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 692 |
| Friars | 6 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 2 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The Apostolic Prefecture Weihai ( lat. : Apostolica praefectura Veihaiveiensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture , located in Weihai .
history
The Apostolic Prefecture Weihai was founded on June 18, 1931 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Litteris Apostolicis from assignments of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Chefoo as a Mission sui juris Weihai . The mission sui juris Weihai was founded on February 9, 1938 by Pius XI. with the Apostolic Constitution Merito ad maiorem raised to the Apostolic Prefecture.
Ordinaries
Superiore from Weihai
- Louis Prosper Durand, OFM , 1932-1938
Apostolic Prefect of Weihai
- Louis Prosper Durand OFM, 1938, then Vicar Apostolic of Chefoo
- Cesaire Stern OFM, 1939-1949
- Edward Gabriel Quint OFM, 1950-1983
- Sedis vacancy , since 1983