Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar

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Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar

Praefectura Apostolica Ulaanbaatarensis

Улаанбаатар хот дахь Элч нарын эрх мэдэлд суурилсан шашны засаг захиргаа
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠳ᠋ᠠᠬᠢ ᠡᠯᠴᠢ ᠨᠠᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠯ ᠳᠦ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢᠯᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠱᠠᠰᠢᠨ ᠤ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ ᠵᠠᠬᠢᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ
Location
CountryMongolia
MetropolitanImmediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area1,566,500 km2 (604,800 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
3,227,000
919 (0.03%)
Parishes6
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Peter and St Paul, Ulaanbaatar
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Prefect ApostolicCardinal Giorgio Marengo I.M.C.
Website
Website of the Prefecture

The Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Ulaanbaatarensis) is a Roman Catholic Latin apostolic prefecture (pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction) located in Mongolia, with its territory consisting of the entire country.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in the capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.

It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

On 28 August 2016, the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar celebrated the ordination of the first native Mongolian priest by Msgr. Wenceslao Padilla. Other seminarians are studying currently in South Korea.

History[edit]

Statistics[edit]

As of 2014, the prefecture had 919 Catholics (0.03% of 3,227,000 total) on 1,564,120 km2 in six parishes and a mission with 17 priests (14 religious and three diocesan), 61 in religious life (43 female, 18 male) and 2 seminarians.

Ordinaries[edit]

  • All missionary members of Latin congregations, notably Scheutists
Ecclesiastical Superiors of Outer Mongolia
Ecclesiastical Superiors of Urga = Urgoo (or Ulaanbaatar)
Apostolic Prefects of Ulaanbaatar

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