Apostolic Prefecture of Suixian
Suihsienen(sis)
Apostolic prefecture · Latin Church · Suixian, China
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.
The see
- Rank
- Apostolic prefecture
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 17 June 1937
- Latin
- Suihsienen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001000493
The see in figures
- Extent
- 9,614 km²
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
The register holds no ordinary for this see. Where a chair is vacant the vacancy is the fact, and it is recorded rather than filled in. 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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].