Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Apostolic prefectures

Umtali [Mutare], Apostolic Prefecture of

UMTALI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI

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UMTALI [MUTARE], APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in Southern Rhodesia and entrusted to the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance.

The territory comprises the civil districts of Jnyange, Makoni and U., detached from the apostolic vicariate of Salisbury, and the civil districts of Melsetter and Chipinga detached from that of Fort Victoria. The apostolic prefecture was erected on 2 February 1953. At the same time the civil districts of Gwelo and Selukwe were detached from the apostolic vicariate of Salisbury and annexed to that of Fort Victoria.

Saverio Paventi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), coll. 760–761.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Umtali, prefettura apostolica di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, coll. 760–761. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/umtali-prefettura-apostolica-di.

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Paventi, Saverio. “Umtali, prefettura apostolica di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, coll. 760–761. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/umtali-prefettura-apostolica-di.

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@incollection{ec12_umtali_prefettura_apostolica_d,
  author    = {Paventi, Saverio},
  title     = {Umtali, prefettura apostolica di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {760--761},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/umtali-prefettura-apostolica-di}
}

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