Apostolic prefecture Qiqihar, China
Apostolic Prefecture of Qiqihar
Tsitsiharen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
- 齐齐哈尔市富拉尔基区天主堂齐齐哈尔市View parish
- 齐齐哈尔市教堂齐齐哈尔市View parish
- 齐齐哈尔市昂昂溪区天主堂齐齐哈尔市View parish
- 齐齐哈尔市甘南县天主堂齐齐哈尔市View parish
- 齐齐哈尔市讷河市中华圣母堂齐齐哈尔市View parish
- 齐齐哈尔市龙沙区圣弥额尔堂齐齐哈尔市View parish
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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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.