Apostolic Prefecture of Weihai

The Apostolic Prefecture of Weihai is a Latin Catholic pre-diocesan jurisdiction based in Weihai port city, Shandong province, northeastern China.

It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See and its missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and remained vacant without Apostolic administrator (dormant?) since 1970.

No statistics are available.

History

• Established on 1931.06.18 as Mission sui juris of Weihai 威海 (中文) / Weihaiwei 威海衛 (中文) / Veihaiveien(sis) (Latin adjective), on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Zhifou 芝罘 (meanwhile a Diocese)
• Promoted on 1938.02.09 as Apostolic Prefecture of Weihai 威海 (中文) / Weihaiwei 威海衛 (中文) / Veihaiveien(sis) (Latin).

Ordinaries

(all Latin Rite and so far Western members of a missionary Latin congregation)

Ecclesiastical Superior(s?) of Weihai mission sui iuris

• not available

Apostolic Prefects of Weihai 威海

• Father Louis-Prosper Durand (杜安坤), Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (born Canada) (1932.01.29 – 1938.06.14), later Titular Bishop of Sebela (1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11) as Apostolic Vicar of Zhifou 芝罘 (China) (1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11), Bishop of Yantai 煙台 (China) (1946.04.11 – retired 1950.01.20), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Girus (1950.01.20 – death 1972.08.07)
• Fr. Cesario Stern (路道宣), O.F.M. (1939.06.02 – retired 1949.03.28), died 1957
• Fr. Edward Gabriel Quint (甘霖), O.F.M. (1950.01.27 – retired 1970), died 1994
• Long vacancy

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses in China

Sources and external links

• GCatholic - data for all sections