Apostolic Prefecture of Xinjiang 新疆, China 🇨🇳

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Xinjiang 新疆 (中文) / Urumqi 烏魯木齊 (中文) / Sinkiang / Wūlǔmùqí 乌鲁木齐 (简体中文) / Xīnjiāng 新疆 (简体中文) / Sinkiangen(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

1320: Established as Diocese of Ili-baluc 亦力把里 (中文) / Yìlìbǎlǐ 亦力把里 (简体中文) / Almaliq (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Khanbalik 汗八里 and became suffragan of Khanbalik 汗八里)
1330: Suppressed
1888.10.01: Restored as Mission sui juris of I-li 伊犁 (中文) / Yīníng 伊宁 (简体中文) / Yining 伊寧 (中文) / Kuldja 固勒扎 (from Apostolic Vicariate of Gansu 甘肅)
1922.03.08: Suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Western Kansu 甘肅西境)
1930.02.14: Restored as Mission sui juris of Xinjiang 新疆 (中文) / Urumqi 烏魯木齊 (中文) / Sinkiang / Wūlǔmùqí 乌鲁木齐 (简体中文) / Xīnjiāng 新疆 (简体中文) / Sinkiangen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Lanchowfu 蘭州府)
1938.05.21: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Xinjiang 新疆 (中文) / Urumqi 烏魯木齊 (中文) / Sinkiang / Wūlǔmùqí 乌鲁木齐 (简体中文) / Xīnjiāng 新疆 (简体中文) / Sinkiangen(sis) (Latin)

Prefect Apostolic:

vacant

Prefects Apostolic of Xinjiang 新疆 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Paul Xie Ting-zhe (謝庭哲)
(1991 – 2017.08.14)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新疆 (China) (1991 – 2017.08.14)

Fr. Ferdinand Loy (盧裴德), S.V.D.
(1938.05.21 – 1969.06.23)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Xinjiang 新疆 (China) (1931.11.20 – 1938.05.21)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinjiang 新疆 (China) (1938.05.21 – 1969.06.23)

Ecclesiastical Superiors of Xinjiang 新疆 (Roman Rite)

Fr. Ferdinand Loy (盧裴德), S.V.D.
(1931.11.20 – 1938.05.21)

(see above)

Ecclesiastical Superiors of I-li 伊犁 (Roman Rite)

Fr. Gerard-Joseph Hoogers (高東升), C.I.C.M.
(1918.06.08 – 1922)

Ecclesiastical Superior of I-li 伊犁 (China) (1918.06.08 – 1922)

Prefect Apostolic of Datongfu 大同府 (China) (1923.03.03 – 1931.09.28)

Fr. Johannes Baptist Steeneman, C.I.C.M.
(1898 – 1918)

Ecclesiastical Superior of I-li 伊犁 (China) (1898 – 1918)

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