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The Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia has ancient roots in Mongolia, most of them coming through China. |
The Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia has ancient roots in Mongolia, most of them coming through China. Missionaries such as William Rubruck, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine came to this region between the 13th and 14th centuries because of the Mongols religious toleration. It is probably that the New Testament and the Psalms were translated by Giovanni da Montecorvino, who founded the first catholic mission in Beijing and became its first bishop.<ref>{{cite web | author=| year=February 5th, 2004| title=First parish assembly held on missions| format= | work=AsiaNews.it | url=http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=337| accessdate=2006-06-12}}</ref> By 1300, Catholics numbered to about 30,000. Their presence dwindled, though probably not completely in the succeeding years until the famous [[Matteo Ricci]]'s coming and the great spreading of Catholicism that took place while he was at the Chinese Emperor's court. This period ended with anger and division and all missionaries went underground until the Opium War of 1841, and it was not until 1840, when a Vicariate Apostolic was divided from Beijing that Mongolia had its own Catholic jurisdiction. In 1883, a vicariate for Inner Mongolia was created, and then a mission was created for Outer Mongolia in 1922.<ref>{{cite web | author=Tande, Claes| year=July 15th, 2002| title=Mongolia:Chronology of Catholic Diocese| format= | work=katolsk.no | url=http://www.katolsk.no/utenriks/kronologi/mongolia.htm| accessdate=2006-06-12}}</ref> Freedom of thought and religion did not exist under communist rule.<ref>{{cite web | author=| year=Novembe 29th, 2004| title=My art is at the service of God, convert says published | format= | work=AsiaNews.it | url=http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2000| accessdate=2006-06-12}}</ref> |
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===Mission Sur Iuris (1991-2003)=== |
===Mission Sur Iuris (1991-2003)=== |
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Revision as of 17:27, 18 June 2006
The Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. There are only about 1,000 Catholics in the country who are served by a single chapel in the capital Ulan Bator. There are no dioceses in the country, which forms a Apostolic Prefecture.
History
The Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia has ancient roots in Mongolia, most of them coming through China. Missionaries such as William Rubruck, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine came to this region between the 13th and 14th centuries because of the Mongols religious toleration. It is probably that the New Testament and the Psalms were translated by Giovanni da Montecorvino, who founded the first catholic mission in Beijing and became its first bishop.[1] By 1300, Catholics numbered to about 30,000. Their presence dwindled, though probably not completely in the succeeding years until the famous Matteo Ricci's coming and the great spreading of Catholicism that took place while he was at the Chinese Emperor's court. This period ended with anger and division and all missionaries went underground until the Opium War of 1841, and it was not until 1840, when a Vicariate Apostolic was divided from Beijing that Mongolia had its own Catholic jurisdiction. In 1883, a vicariate for Inner Mongolia was created, and then a mission was created for Outer Mongolia in 1922.[2] Freedom of thought and religion did not exist under communist rule.[3]
Mission Sur Iuris (1991-2003)
The new Mongolian Constitution of 1992 guaranteed religious liberty, and missionaries were sent to reconstitute the church. Missionhurst (the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) priests were sent to accomplish this mission once the Vatican had established diplomatic relations with Mongolia. By 1996, Father Wince Padilla and 150 parishioners were on hand at the dedication of the first Catholic Church in Mongolian history. In 1997 diplomatic relations were formally re-established.[4]
Prefecture Apostolic (2003-Present)
On August 23rd, 2003, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe (head of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) arrived and consecrated Father Padilla as the first bishop of Mongolia, although the country is not yet a diocese. There are now 54 missionaries from various countries helping to build up the church, and 3 functioning parishes. A Mongolian version of the Catholic Bible was printed mid-2004; it is done in traditional Mongolian writing style and includes common catholic prayers.[5]
References
- ^ "First parish assembly held on missions". AsiaNews.it. February 5th, 2004. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Tande, Claes (July 15th, 2002). "Mongolia:Chronology of Catholic Diocese". katolsk.no. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "My art is at the service of God, convert says published". AsiaNews.it. Novembe 29th, 2004. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Mongolia Gets New Papal Nuncio". zenit.org. June 17th, 2004. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "First modern Mongolian editions of Catholic catechism and prayer book published". AsiaNews.it. April 6th, 2004. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
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