Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.
CHOUCHIH (CHOWCHIH), APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the central part of the province of Shensi (China). It was erected on June 17, 1932, by division of the Apostolic Vicariate of Sianfu and entrusted to the Chinese secular clergy. Christian origins date back to the 17th century, first through the preaching of the Jesuits (1630) and later through that of the Franciscans (1696).
It has an area of approximately 8,000 sq. km. The total population, as of June 30, 1947, was over 1,000,000 inhabitants. Catholics numbered 23,600. The missionary personnel consisted of 23 Chinese secular priests and 1 Spanish Franciscan father; 10 Chinese lay religious and 12 Chinese nuns.
BIBL.: GM, p. 192; MC, pp. 81-82; Annuaire de l'Église catholique en Chine 1948, Sciangai 1948, passim. Adamo Pucci
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“CHOUCHIH (CHOWCHIH), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), p. 906. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/chouchih-chowchih-prefettura-apostolica-di.
