Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar

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Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar

Praefectura Apostolica Ulaanbaatarensis

Улаанбаатар хот дахь Элч нарын эрх мэдэлд суурилсан шашны засаг захиргаа
ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠳ᠋ᠠᠬᠢ ᠡᠯᠴᠢ ᠨᠠᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠷᠬᠡ ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠯ ᠳᠦ ᠰᠠᠭᠤᠷᠢᠯᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠱᠠᠰᠢᠨ ᠤ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ ᠵᠠᠬᠢᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ
Roman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Peter and St Paul, Ulaanbaatar
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Prefect ApostolicCardinal Giorgio Marengo I.M.C.
Website
Website of the Prefecture

The Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar (

Roman Catholic Latin apostolic prefecture (pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction) located in Mongolia
, with its territory consisting of the entire country.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in the capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.

It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

On 28 August 2016, the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar celebrated the ordination of the first native Mongolian priest by Msgr. Wenceslao Padilla. Other seminarians are studying currently in South Korea.

History

  • Established on 14 March 1922 as
    Apostolic Vicariate of Central Mongolia
  • Renamed in 1924 as Mission sui iuris of Urga (or Ulanbator)
  • Promoted on 8 July 2002 as
    Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, but still not entitled to a titular bishop
    .

Statistics

As of 2014, the prefecture had 919 Catholics (0.03% of 3,227,000 total) on 1,564,120 km2 in six parishes and a mission with 17 priests (14 religious and three diocesan), 61 in religious life (43 female, 18 male) and 2 seminarians.

Ordinaries

  • All missionary members of Latin congregations, notably Scheutists
Ecclesiastical Superiors of Outer Mongolia
Ecclesiastical Superiors of Urga = Urgoo (or Ulaanbaatar)
  • Xiwanzi
    西灣子 (China) (1924-12-03 – 1931-05-05)
  • Fr. Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. (19 April 1992 – 8 July 2002; see below)
Apostolic Prefects of Ulaanbaatar

See also

Sources and external links