Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic prefectures

Lichow [Li County], Apostolic Prefecture of

LICHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI

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LICHOW [LI COUNTY], APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the civil province of Hunan, in central China. Erected on 6 May 1931, by division of the apostolic vicariate of Changteh (v.), it is entrusted, like the mother mission, to the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine, which sends there, for the apostolic work, the fathers of the province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in the Philippines.
It depends directly on the Holy See.

It has an area of 15,200 sq km. As of 30 June 1950, out of a population of ca. 2,000,000 inhabitants, Catholics numbered 6,203, served by 9 regular priests and 2 secular priests, with 8 parishes and 34 churches. The auxiliary personnel consists of 6 sisters and 9 catechists.

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BIBL.: AAS, 24 (1932), p. 46; GM, pp. 201-202; MC, 1950, pp. 368-69; Archivio S. Congr. de Prop. Fide, Relazione L., 1950.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), coll. 1326–1327.

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Pucci, Adamo. “Lichow, prefettura apostolica di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, coll. 1326–1327. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/lichow-prefettura-apostolica-di.

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Pucci, Adamo. “Lichow, prefettura apostolica di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 1326–1327. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/lichow-prefettura-apostolica-di.

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  author    = {Pucci, Adamo},
  title     = {Lichow, prefettura apostolica di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {1326--1327},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/lichow-prefettura-apostolica-di}
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