List of Catholic missionaries to China

Last updated December 30, 2025

William of Rubruck (1253)
Giovanni di Monte Corvino O.F.M. (1294)
Arnold of Cologne (1303)
Andrew of Perugia (1307)
Odoric of Pordenone O.F.M. (1322)
St. Francis Xavier S.J. (1552)
Michele Ruggieri S.J. (1579)
Matteo Ricci S.J. (1582)
Alessandro Valignano S.J. (1570s–1580s)
Johann Adam Schall von Bell S.J. (1592–1666) - German Jesuit missionary and astronomer
Alexandre de Rhodes S.J. (1593-1660)
Andrius Rudamina S.J. (1596-1631) - Lithuanian Jesuit missionary
Wenceslas Pantaleon Kirwitzer S.J. (1618–1620)
Ivan Vreman S.J. (1619-1620) - Croatian Jesuit missionary, astronomer and mathematician
Vittorio Riccio O.P. (1621-1685)
Ferdinand Verbiest S.J. (1623-1688)
Martino Martini S.J. (1640–1661)
Francis Ferdinand de Capillas O.P. (1642–48)
Thomas Pereira S.J. (1645–1708)
Matteo Ripa (1682-1746)
Giuseppe Castiglione S.J. (1688-1766)
Caspar Castner S.J. (1696–1709)
Michel Benoist S.J. (1715-1774)
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot S.J. (1718-1793)
Theophiel Verbist (1823–1868)
Armand David C.M. (1826–1900)
Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier C.M. (served 1862–1905)
Johann Baptist von Anzer S.V.D. (1851–1903)
Joseph Freinademetz S.V.D. (1852–1908)
Augustin Henninghaus S.V.D (1862–1939)
Ephrem Giesen, Franciscan (1868-1919)
Amandina of Schakkebroek (1872–1900)
Venerable Gabriele Allegra O.F.M. (1931)
Prosper Bernard S.J. (1938)

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