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WINDHOEK, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the northern part of South West Africa, a mandate of the Union of South Africa since 1920.
On 1 Aug. 1892 the prefecture of Cimbebasia (v. GUINEA) was divided into that of Upper Cimbebasia, for the part included in Portuguese Angola, and that of Lower Cimbebasia, for the part located in South West Africa. The latter on 10 Jan. 1921 received the name of Cimbebasia and on 11 May 1926 was elevated to an apostolic vicariate with the name of W. On 10 March 1950 the area of the Caprivi Strip was annexed to the apostolic prefecture of Victoria Falls, now the apostolic vicariate of Livingstone (v.). It is entrusted to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and has an area of approximately 400,000 sq km, with a population of 26,250 Europeans and 305,000 non-Europeans. European Catholics number 1,419, those of color 500, natives 21,336; catechumens 1,462; missionaries 44, brothers 30; European sisters 159, native sisters 14; catechists 56; churches 38; schools 310.
Bibliography4 worksAAS, 13 (1921), pp. 146-47; 18 (1926), pp. 378-79; 42 (1920), pp. 646; The Cath. Directory of South Africa 1952, Cape Town 1952, pp. 400-13.
BIBL.:AAS, 13 (1921), pp. 146-47; 18 (1926), pp. 378-79; 42 (1920), pp. 646; The Cath. Directory of South Africa 1952, Cape Town 1952, pp. 400-13.
Paventi, Saverio. “Windhoek, vicariato apostolico di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1700. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/windhoek-vicariato-apostolico-di.
MLA
Paventi, Saverio. “Windhoek, vicariato apostolico di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1700. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/windhoek-vicariato-apostolico-di.
BibTeX
@incollection{ec12_windhoek_vicariato_apostolico,
author = {Paventi, Saverio},
title = {Windhoek, vicariato apostolico di},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {XII},
pages = {1700},
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/windhoek-vicariato-apostolico-di}
}
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