Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VIII, 1952 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic vicariates

Ngozi, Apostolic Vicariate of

NGOZI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI

Italian original Cite

NGOZI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the northern part of Urundi (Belgian mandated territory); entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa; resulting from the division of the apostolic vicariate of Urundi (14 July 1949), which gave rise precisely to N., in the northern part, and to Kitega, in the southern part. For the various events of the whole territory of Urundi, v. KITEGA.

N. has an area of 10,800 sq km and a population of 629,000 inhabitants, of whom 196,931 are Catholics, 97,107 catechumens, 328,540 pagans, with 12 principal mission stations, 8 indigenous priests and 34 foreign priests. Schools and the various missionary works of assistance flourish there, as do the associations of Catholic Action.

Bibliography3 works

BIBL.: MC, 1950, p. 152; AAS, 42 (1950), p. 311; Arch. S. C. de Prop. Fide, pos. prot. n. 1902/49.

Carlo Corvo

About this entry

By Carlo Corvo

How we know signed in print

Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), col. 1808.

More by Carlo Corvo: Niangara, Apostolic Vicariate of · Neghelli [Negele Boran], Apostolic Prefecture of · Ndola, Apostolic Vicariate of · Ndanda, Abbey Nullius of · Mwanza, Vicariate Apostolic of

Cite this article

Chicago

Corvo, Carlo. “Ngozi, vicariato apostolico di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 1808. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/ngozi-vicariato-apostolico-di.

MLA

Corvo, Carlo. “Ngozi, vicariato apostolico di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 1808. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/ngozi-vicariato-apostolico-di.

BibTeX

@incollection{ec8_ngozi_vicariato_apostolico_di,
  author    = {Corvo, Carlo},
  title     = {Ngozi, vicariato apostolico di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
  pages     = {1808},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/ngozi-vicariato-apostolico-di}
}

One of some 20,000 entries brought back from the twelve printed volumes (1948–54). Spotted something? Help us improve it.