Abstract

This article tells the story of Shiu Chow's Salesian Mission in China (1918–1951), became Apostolic Vicariate (1920) and then diocese (1948). The Mission had lived a enormous development under the three Salesian bishops: Msgr. Versiglia (1918–1930), first Vicar Apostolic and Salesian protomartyr, Monk. Canazei (1930–1946), the Inspector in China and then Vicar Apostolic of Shiu Chow, Msgr. Arduino (1948–1951), director of the Salesian schools in Shanghai and first bishop of the diocese of Shiu Chow. Thriving mission activity and development closes the expulsion of the Salesian missionaries, the FMA nuns and Msgr. Arduino (December 2, 1951) from China from the Communists. The last part is dedicated to the Polish Salesian missionaries working in Shiu Chow Mission: coad. J. Urban, Ps. W. Spinek, sac. T. Szeliga, priest W. Wieczorek. The material for the article I found in the books of don. M. Rassiga, missionary and chronicler of Shiu Chow mission, I kindly offers to the author himself.