Prefecture Apostolic of Shaowu [Shaowu]

Praefectura Apostolica Shaovuensis

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

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 - )

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]

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

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.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Peter Wu Yishun (Bishop: 16 Dec 2023 - )

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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