Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang 新鄉, China 🇨🇳

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Xinxiang 新鄉 (中文) / Sinsiang / Xīnxiāng 新乡 (简体中文) / Sinsiangen(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

1936.07.07: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Xinxiang 新鄉 (中文) / Sinsiang / Xīnxiāng 新乡 (简体中文) / Sinsiangen(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Weihuifu 衛輝府)

Prefect Apostolic (2025.08.11 – ...):

Bishop Francis Li Jian-lin (李建林) (51)

Prefects Apostolic of Xinxiang 新鄉 (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Li Jian-lin (李建林) (51)
(2025.08.11 – ...)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China)

Priest of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China) (1999.07.23 – 2025.08.11)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China) (2025.08.11 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Zhang Wei-zhu (張維柱) (67)
(1992 – 2025.08.11)

Prefect Apostolic emeritus of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China) (1992 – 2025.08.11)

Imprisoned since 2021.

Fr. Johannes Schütte (舒德), S.V.D.
(1948 – 1971.11.18)

Pro-Prefect Apostolic of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China) (1948 – 1971.11.18)

Superior General of Society of the Divine Word (Verbites) (1958.03.28 – 1967.12.15)

Fr. Thomas Megan (米乾), S.V.D.
(1936.07.07 – 1947)

Prefect Apostolic of Xinxiang 新鄉 (China) (1936.07.07 – 1947)

Area: 10,000 km²

Population: 16,040 Catholics (1.3% of 1,200,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes, 51 missions

Personnel: 25 priests (3 diocesan, 22 religious), 19 religious (3 brothers, 16 sisters), 7 seminarians