Apostolic Prefecture of

Weihai 威海

China

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Prefecture

Name: Weihai 威海 (中文) / Weihaiwei 威海衛 (中文) / Wēihǎi 威海 (简体中文) / Wēihǎiwèi 威海卫 (简体中文) / Veihaiveien(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

1931.06.18: Established as Mission sui juris of Weihai 威海 (中文) / Weihaiwei 威海衛 (中文) / Wēihǎi 威海 (简体中文) / Wēihǎiwèi 威海卫 (简体中文) / Veihaiveien(sis) (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of Zhifou 芝罘)
1938.02.09: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Weihai 威海 (中文) / Weihaiwei 威海衛 (中文) / Wēihǎi 威海 (简体中文) / Wēihǎiwèi 威海卫 (简体中文) / Veihaiveien(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Prefect Apostolic:

vacant

Ordinaries

Prefects Apostolic of Weihai 威海 (Roman Rite)

Fr. Edward Gabriel Quint (甘霖), O.F.M.
(1950.01.27 – 1970)

Born:	1905.03.13 (Stiring-Wendel, France)
Ordained Priest:	1930.07.20
Died:	1994.05.20 († 89)

Prefect Apostolic of Weihai 威海 (China) (1950.01.27 – 1970)

Fr. Cesario Stern (路道宣), O.F.M.
(1939.06.02 – 1949.03.28)

Born:	1877.11.26 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1904.08.21
Died:	1957.11.05 († 79)

Prefect Apostolic of Weihai 威海 (China) (1939.06.02 – 1949.03.28)

Fr. Louis-Prosper Durand (杜安坤), O.F.M. (later Bishop)
(1932.01.29 – 1938.06.14)

Born:	1885.11.13 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1912.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1938.08.28
Died:	1972.08.07 († 86)

Prefect Apostolic of Weihai 威海 (China) (1932.01.29 – 1938.06.14)

Titular Bishop of Sebela (1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11)

Vicar Apostolic of Zhifou 芝罘 (China) (1938.06.14 – 1946.04.11)

Bishop of Yantai 煙台 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1950.01.20)

Titular Bishop of Girus (1950.01.20 – 1972.08.07)

Yantai 煙台 (←)

Statistics (1950.12.31)

Area: 20,000 km²

Population: 4,150 Catholics (0.1% of 3,000,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 9 missions

Personnel: 6 priests (religious), 2 religious (2 sisters), 7 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.11.26

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