The Apostolic Prefecture of Weihai is a Latin Catholic pre-diocesan jurisdiction based in the port city of Weihai, Shandong province, northeastern China...
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An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where...
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Apostolic Prefecture of Tongzhou (Tungchow) Apostolic Prefecture of Tunxi (Tunki) Apostolic Prefecture of Weihai (Weihaiwei) Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangtan...
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in Anhui Apostolic Prefecture of Weihai (Weihaiwei) in Shandong Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangtan (Siangtan) in Hunan Apostolic Prefecture of Xing’anfu...
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Tianshui (redirect from Prefecture Apostolic of Southern Kan-Su)
Tianshui is a prefecture-level city in Gansu province, China, and is the province's second-largest city (behind the provincial capital Lanzhou). Located...
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establish Mission sui juris of Weihai 威海 Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Yantai 煙台 (all Roman Rite) Apostolic Vicars of Eastern Shantung 山東東境 Césaire...
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Yantai (redirect from Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan-tung)
coast of the Bohai Strait, Yantai borders Qingdao on the southwest and Weihai on the east, with sea access to both the Bohai Sea (via the Laizhou Bay...
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Zhaotong (redirect from Zhaotong Prefecture)
000 in 2004. It is the seat of the Latin Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaotong. The main industries in the prefecture are mining, tobacco and cement...
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Xinxiang (redirect from Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang)
contaminated farmland. Xinjiang Roman Catholics are served by the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang (Latin: Sinsiang / Sinsiangen(sis)), which was established...
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Suizhou (redirect from Apostolic Prefecture of Suixian)
for Evangelization), not part of any ecclesiastical province. It was established on 1937.06.17 as Apostolic Prefecture of Suixian (隨縣) / Suihsien / Suihsienen(sis)...
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Linqing (redirect from Apostolic Prefecture of Linqing)
Apostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu on 24 June 1927. It was promoted to Apostolic prefecture of Linqing / Lintsing / Lintsingen(sis) (Latin) (pre-diocesan jurisdiction...
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Xining (redirect from Capital of Qinghai)
The Catholic minority is pastorally served by the (pre-diocesan) Apostolic Prefecture of Xining. The municipality oversees seven districts and counties...
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Xiangtan (redirect from Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangtan)
(Chinese: 湘潭) is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hunan province, south-central China. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist...
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Harbin (redirect from Capital of Heilongjiang)
conquest of the Jin Empire (1211–1234), Huining Prefecture was abandoned. In the 17th century, the Manchus used building materials from Huining Prefecture to...
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Shanghai (redirect from List of sister cities of Shanghai)
missionary Lazzaro Cattaneo. The Apostolic Vicariate of Shanghai was erected in 1933, and was further elevated to the Diocese of Shanghai in 1946. Notable Catholic...
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Chengdu (redirect from Twin cities of Chengdu)
Map romanization was "Chengtu." Its former status as the seat of the Chengdu Prefecture prompted Marco Polo's spellings "Sindafu," "Sin-din-fu," &c. and...
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Lanzhou (redirect from Capital of Gansu)
the hands of the Jin dynasty, and after 1235 it came into the possession of the Mongol Empire. Under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) the prefecture was demoted...
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Guiyang (redirect from Capital of Guizhou)
seat of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Kweichow. This was suppressed in 1715 and restored in 1846. In 1924 it was renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate...
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