Apostolic prefecture Shaowu, China
Apostolic Prefecture of Shaowu
Shaovuen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite apostolic prefecture in northwestern Fujian province (Minbei region), China, established in 1938 and entrusted to the Salvatorians; it is immediately subject to the Holy See. Bishop Peter Wu Yishun has led the prefecture since December 2023, consecrated under the Sino-Vatican agreement.
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- Established
- 1938
- Catholics
- 5,112
- Priests
- 23
- Territory
- 7,881 km²
Parishes and churches
10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- 三明市沙县区天主教堂三明市View parish
- 南平市光泽县天主堂南平市View parish
- 南平市延平区超骧路天主堂南平市View parish
- 南平市建阳区天主堂南平市View parish
- 宁化城关天主教堂三明市View parish
- 将乐南门天主教堂三明市View parish
- 尤溪县城关镇水东天主教堂三明市View parish
- 建瓯八角楼天主堂南平市View parish
- 政和县石屯镇洋后天主堂南平市View parish
- 邵武市五四路天主堂南平市View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Peter Wu Yishun
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The cathedral
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Fátima stands in Shaowu, 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
Directly subject to the Holy See, the Apostolic Prefecture of Shaowu has its seat in the city of Shaowu in Fujian. On May 21, 1938, the Apostolic Vicariate of Jian'ou was established and entrusted to the Salvatorians, and by 1950 the jurisdiction numbered around 5112 faithful.