Xinxiang Apostolic Prefecture
| Xinxiang Apostolic Prefecture | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Apostolic Prefect | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1936 |
| surface | 10,000 km² |
| Parishes | 13 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,200,000 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 16,040 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 1.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 22 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 642 |
| Friars | 3 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 16 (December 31, 1950 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Standard Chinese |
The Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang ( lat. : Apostolica praefectura Sinsiangensis ) is in the People's Republic of China Located Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture , based in Xinxiang .
history
The Xinxiang Apostolic Prefecture was founded on July 7, 1936 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution ad maiorem from cessions of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Weihui .
Apostolic Prefect of Xinxiang
- Thomas Megan SVD , 1936-1948
- Johannes Schütte SVD, 1948–1958, then superior general of the Steyler missionaries
- Sedis vacancy , since 1958