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An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it usually has an (embryonal) see, it is often not called after such city but rather after a natural or administrative geographical area.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jeju is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju, South Korea, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its episcopal see and mother church is Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Jeju City.
Suizhou, formerly Sui County, is a prefecture-level city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the north and east.
Changde is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan province, People's Republic of China. In addition to the urban districts, Changde also administers the county-level city of Jinshi and six counties. Changde is adjacent to Dongting Lake to the east, the city of Yiyang to the south, Wuling and Xuefeng Mountains to the west, and Hubei province to the north.
Shashi is a district within the main urban area of Jingzhou, Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the left (northern) bank of the Yangtze River, between Yichang and Wuhan.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing is a Metropolitan Latin archdiocese in the People's Republic of China.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Changsha is an archdiocese located in the city of Changsha in China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Changde is a suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Changsha, in Central China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hengzhou/Hengchow/Hengyang is a diocese located in the city of Hengyang (Hunan) in the Ecclesiastical province of Changsha in China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yuanling is a Latin Rite diocese located in the county of Yuanling (Hunan) in the Ecclesiastical province of Changsha in China, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. No statistics available.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anguo is a diocese located in the city of Anguo in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tianjin/Tíentsín is a suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Beijing in PR China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhaoxian is a diocese located in Zhao County in the Ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shinan/Shíhnan/Enshi is a (dormant?) suffragan Latin diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan archbishopric of Hankou in central China, yet depends on the missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaotong is an Apostolic Prefecture, of the Catholic Church with seat in the city of Zhaotong, in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan.
The Apostolic Prefecture of Xinjiang-Urumqi is a pre-diocesan missionary Latin jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in north-western China's vast region Xinjiang, which is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See and its missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
The Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian is Latin rite pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Catholic Church with seat in Lixian, central China.
The Apostolic Prefecture of Xining 西寧 is a Latin Catholic pre-diocesan jurisdiction in central China.
