Kan-Su, Vicariate Apostolic of Northern

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• Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Kan-Su —     Vicariate Apostolic of Northern     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Northern     This vicariate includes the territory of Ku ku nor, northern part of Tibet, and the five northern prefectures of the Chinese province of Kan su …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Northern Kiang-Si —     Northern Kiang si     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Northern Kiang si     (Vicariate Apostolic)     Father Matteo Ricci of the Society of Jesus was the first missionary who entered the province of Kiang si at the end of the sixteenth century. It… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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