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Apostolic prefecture Qiqihar, China

Apostolic Prefecture of Qiqihar

Tsitsiharen(sis)

The Apostolic Prefecture of Qiqihar (Tsitsikar) is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction in Heilongjiang province, China, exempt and directly subject to the Holy See. Erected in 1928 as the Mission sui iuris of Tsitsihar from the Vicariate Apostolic of Kirin and elevated to an apostolic prefecture on 17 August 1931, its episcopal see is St. Michael's Cathedral in Qiqihar. Bishop Joseph Wei Jingyi has headed the jurisdiction since 2000.

On the map

Esri
Qiqihar, China, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1928
Territory
200,476 km²

Parishes and churches

6 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Joseph Wei Jingyi

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The cathedral

St. Michael's Cathedral, Qiqihar stands in Qiqihar, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Heilongjiang province, China, the Apostolic Prefecture of Qiqihar (or Tsitsikar) (simplified Chinese: 齐齐哈尔; traditional Chinese: 齊齊哈爾; pinyin: Qíqíhā'ěr) is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction whose cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Michael in the city of Qiqihar. Exempt from any ecclesiastical province, it is directly subject to the Holy See.