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Apostolic prefecture Suixian, China

Apostolic Prefecture of Suixian

Suihsienen(sis)

Latin-rite apostolic prefecture in Hubei province, China, erected in 1937 from territory of the Apostolic Vicariate of Hankou. It is an exempt, dormant jurisdiction directly dependent on the Holy See: vacant since 1951 and without even an apostolic administrator since 1981.

On the map

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

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Established
1937
Territory
9,614 km²

Parishes and churches

1 listed church 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

Zengdu District stands in Suixian, 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

Formerly known as Sui County (simplified Chinese: 随县; traditional Chinese: 隨縣; pinyin: Suí Xian, Suixian), Suizhou (simplified Chinese: 随州; traditional Chinese: 隨州; pinyin: Suízhōu) is a prefecture-level city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, with Henan province lying to its north and east.