Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu]

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Bishop(s) Peter Wu Yishun, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Prefecture Apostolic Elevated: 21 May 1938 Prefecture Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: China Square Kilometers: 7,881 (3,044 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Catholic Mission, Shaowu, Fujian, China

Historical Details

• Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu]
  • Latin Name: de Shaowu
  • Erected: 18 July 1929
  • Country: China

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Herbert Aloysius Theodor Winkler, S.D.S. † (9 Jan 1930 Appointed - 21 May 1938 Resigned)
• Inigo Maximilian König, S.D.S. † (21 May 1938 Appointed - 13 Aug 1964 Died)
• Peter Wu Yishun (16 Dec 2023 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu]
18 July 1929	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou] (Siiaowu, Kwangteseh, and Tainingi Kienning)	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu] (erected)
Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu]
21 May 1938	Elevated	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu]	Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu]

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu]
1950	5,112	300,000	1.7%	4	19	23	222		8	5	10	ap2002

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Peter Wu Yishun (Bishop: 16 Dec 2023 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Inigo Maximilian König, S.D.S. † (Prefect: 21 May 1938 to 13 Aug 1964)
• Herbert Aloysius Theodor Winkler, S.D.S. † (Superior: 9 Jan 1930 to 21 May 1938)

Source(s)

Mission "Sui Iuris" of Shaowu [Shaowu] Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 22, Page 127, and Page 128 Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu] Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 336, and Page 337

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