Prefecture Apostolic of Ulaanbaatar
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The Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar is a Roman Catholic apostolic prefecture located in the city of Ulaanbaatar
in Mongolia.
Ulaanbaatar
Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million....
in Mongolia.
History
- March 14, 1922: Established as Mission “sui iuris” of Outer Mongolia 外蒙 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Mongolia 中蒙古
- 1924: Renamed as Mission “sui iuris” of Urga 乌兰巴托
- July 8, 2002: Promoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar
Leadership
- Prelates of Ulaanbaatar (Roman rite)
- Bishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. (July 8, 2002 – present)
- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Urga 乌兰巴托 (Roman Rite)
- Fr. Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. (later Bishop) (April 19, 1992 – July 8, 2002)
- Bishop Everardo Ter Laak, C.I.C.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1924 – May 5, 1931)
- Bishop Girolamo van Aertselaer, C.I.C.M. (Apostolic Administrator 1922 – 1924)