Shan-tung, Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern

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• Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan-Tung —     Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan tung     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan tung     This mission was separated in 1894 from Northern Shan Tung and erected into a vicariate Apostolic. It includes the three civil …   Catholic encyclopedia

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