2008. He was ordained as the first Mongolian deacon in December 2014, and as the first Mongolian priest on 27 August 2016. More than 1,500 people attended the ordination Mass, including nearly 100 priests from South Korea, dignitaries of foreign embassies, those from local Orthodox churches, and Buddhist monks. As of 2016 there were three seminarians for Mongolia studying in Daejeon, South Korea. Bishop Wenceslao Padilla died on 25 September, 2018 after twenty-six years of service in Mongolia, fifteen of them as bishop. On 2 April 2020, Giorgio Marengo, parish priest of Arvaikheer, was appointed Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, and was consecrated bishop on 8 August 2020. Legal restrictions People under the age of 16 can only receive catechesis with written parental consent and professions of faith are only allowed in church buildings. Priests may not dress in clerical clothing in public. References External links Catholic Church in Mongolia Mongolia Mongolia