Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar


The Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar is a Roman Catholic Latin apostolic prefecture 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

As of 2014, the prefecture had 919 Catholics on 1,564,120 km² in six parishes and a mission with 17 priests, 61 in religious life and 2 seminarians.

Ordinaries


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Ecclesiastical Superiors of Outer Mongolia
; Ecclesiastical Superiors of Urga = Urgoo
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Apostolic Prefects of Ulaanbaatar''