Apostolic prefecture Shashi, China
Apostolic Prefecture of Shashi
Shasien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite apostolic prefecture in Hubei province, China, erected in 1936 from territory of the Apostolic Vicariate of Yichang and entrusted to American Franciscans. It is an exempt jurisdiction directly subject to the Holy See and has been vacant since the death of its only prefect, Fr. Julian Edward Dillon OFM, in 1961.
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- Established
- 1936
- Territory
- 523 km²
Parishes and churches
3 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Chongwen Subdistrict stands in Shashi, 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
Shashi (Chinese: 沙市; pinyin: Shāshì) forms a district within the main urban area of Jingzhou in Hubei province, China. It sits on the left, northern bank of the Yangtze River, between Yichang and Wuhan.