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Accra, Apostolic Prefecture of (ACCRA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ACCRA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - This prefecture, which takes its name from the capital city, was detached from the vicariate of the Gold… -
Akyab, Apostolic Prefecture of (AKYAB, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
AKYAB, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Erected in 1940 with territory detached from the diocese of Chittagong (Burma). It is entrusted to the… -
Ambanja, Apostolic Prefecture of (AMBANJA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
AMBANJA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in insular Africa, it derives from the prefecture of Île Sainte-Marie, Nosy Be and Mayotte (the… -
Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Jameson (FORT JAMESON, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF FORT JAMESON. - The territory of the apostolic prefecture of F. J. was detached from the apostolic vicariate of… -
Apostolic Prefecture of Sokode (SOKODE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF SOKODE. - It is located in French Togo and was erected on 18 May 1937 with the northern territory of the apostolic… -
Apostolic Prefecture of Thakhek (THAKHEK, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF THAKHEK. - It is located in Laos - a country governed as a constitutional monarchy - and comprises four civil… -
Arauca, Apostolic Prefecture of (ARAUCA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ARAUCA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - This prefecture, erected in Colombia (South America) by decree of the Sacred Congregation Consistorial… -
Aysén, Apostolic Prefecture of (AYSÉN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
AYSÉN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In South America. This prefecture was erected on 17 February 1940, by the dismemberment of the southern… -
Bahr el-Jebel (BAHR EL-ĠEBEL)
BAHR EL-JEBEL. - In the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan; the prefecture currently occupies the south-eastern zone between the 4th and 6th parallels,… -
Banka And Billiton, Apostolic Prefecture Of (BANKA E BILLITON, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BANKA AND BILLITON, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Methodical evangelization began in 1912, when the islands of B. and B. (Dutch East Indies),… -
Benue, Apostolic Prefecture of (BENUE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BENUE, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Of recent institution (9 July 1934), with territory taken from the vicariate of Southern Nigeria,… -
Berberati, Apostolic Prefecture of (BERBERATI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BERBERATI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Erected on 28 May 1940 in French Equatorial Africa, in the north-western part of Ubangi-Shari, with… -
Bettiah, Former Apostolic Prefecture of (BETTIAH, EX PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BETTIAH, FORMER APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Apostolic prefecture erected in 1892, to whose territory, the following year, the entire kingdom… -
Bhamo, Apostolic Prefecture of (BHAMO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BHAMO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It was erected in 1938 with territory detached from the vicariate of Northern Burma (which on that… -
Bikoro, Apostolic Prefecture of (BIKORO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BIKORO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - On 10 September 1926 the first Lazarists arrived at B. (Belgian Congo) to evangelize the district of the… -
Borneo Settentrionale, Prefecture of (BORNEO SETTENTRIONALE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
BORNEO SETTENTRIONALE, PREFECTURE OF. - By a decree of Propaganda of 4 September 1855 an apostolic prefecture was erected, situated in… -
Canelos, Apostolic Prefecture Of (CANELOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
CANELOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - The mission of St. Joseph of C. in the Republic of Ecuador was founded in 1624 by the Dominican… -
Chaotung, Apostolic Prefecture of (CHAOTUNG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
CHAOTUNG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in that north-eastern part of the civil province of Yunnan (China) which wedges between… -
Chocó, Apostolic Prefecture of (CHOCÒ, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
CHOCÓ, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It was erected in 1908 and entrusted to the Claretian fathers of the province of Colombia. Before that… -
Chouchi (Chowchih), Apostolic Prefecture of (CHOUCHIH (CHOWCHIH), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
CHOUCHI (Chowchih), Apostolic Prefecture of. - It is located in the central part of the province of Shensi (China). It was erected on June… -
Dessiè
DESSIÈ. - City in Ethiopia, in Amhara, with 36,000 inhabitants (1939). It is one of the main road junctions and commercial centers of the… -
Djibouti, Apostolic Prefecture of (GIBUTI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
DJIBOUTI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - The Capuchins began the evangelization of French Somaliland. On 28 April 1914, with territory from the… -
Dodoma, Apostolic Prefecture of (DODOMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
DODOMA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In Tanganyika, it comprises the civil districts of D. and of Kondoa-Irangi, in the "Central Province of… -
Endeber, Apostolic Prefecture of (ENDEBER, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ENDEBER, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Situated in the central-western part of Ethiopia, it was erected on 13 February 1940, with territory… -
Esmeraldas, Apostolic Prefecture of (ESMERALDAS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ESMERALDAS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - The mission of E. comprises the province of the same name located in the northern part of the… -
Fort Lamy, Apostolic Prefecture of (FORT LAMY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
FORT LAMY, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French Equatorial Africa: it was erected on 9 January 1947 with territory detached from the… -
Galápagos, Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of (GALAPAGOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELLE ISOLE DI)
GALÁPAGOS, Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of. - By decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Consistory, dated 6 May 1950, the new… -
Gao, Apostolic Prefecture of (GAO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
GAO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French West Africa. It was erected on 9 June 1942 and entrusted to the White Fathers. The territory was… -
Garoua, Apostolic Prefecture of (GAROUA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
GAROUA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of - Included in French Cameroon, it borders Lake Chad to the north. It was erected on 9 January 1947 with the… -
Gondar
GONDAR. - City of Ethiopia, chosen by the negus Fasiladas (1632-67) as the capital of the kingdom and enriched with a splendid royal palace… -
Gorakhpur, Apostolic Prefecture of (GORAKHPUR, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
GORAKHPUR, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the United Provinces of northern India. It was erected on 11 July 1946, detaching… -
Haichow, Apostolic Prefecture of (HAICHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HAICHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northern part of the civil province of Kiangsu, in China. It was erected on 9 June 1949 by… -
Hainan, Apostolic Prefecture of (HAINAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HAINAN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It comprises the island of the same name between the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin. It was part… -
Hinganfu, Apostolic Prefecture of (HINGANFU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HINGANFU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Situated in the southern part of the civil province of Shensi, in northern China, it was erected as an… -
Hollandia, Prefecture Apostolic Of (HOLLANDIA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HOLLANDIA, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - Located in Dutch New Guinea or Irian. It was erected on 12 May 1949, with territory detached from the… -
Hosanna, Apostolic Prefecture of (HOSANNA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
HOSANNA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - On 25 March 1937, when the new general organization of the missions of Ethiopia was approved, Pope Pius… -
Iduhsien, Apostolic Prefecture of (IDUHSIEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
IDUHSIEN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the central part of the civil province of Shantung, in northern China; it was erected on 16 June… -
Ihsien, Apostolic Prefecture Of (YIHSIEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
IHSIEN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-western part of the province of Hopeh (northern China). It was erected as a mission sui… -
Indore, Apostolic Prefecture of (INDORE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
INDORE, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Ecclesiastical circumscription of central-southern India erected on 11 March 1935 with territory… -
Jabalpur (Jubbulpore), Apostolic Prefecture of (JABALPUR (JUBBULPORE), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
JABALPUR (Jubbulpore), Apostolic Prefecture of. - Erected on 18 July 1932 with territory detached from the dioceses of Nagpur and Allahabad… -
Jhansi, Prefecture of (JHANSI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
JHANSI, PREFECTURE OF. - It was erected on 12 Jan. 1940, detaching its territory from the diocese of Allahabad. Its position is in the… -
Jiangzhou, Apostolic Prefecture of (KIANGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
JIANGZHOU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of the civil province of Shansi, in northern China. It was erected on 25 May… -
Jos, Apostolic Prefecture of (JOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
JOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Mission founded recently (1934) with territory detached from Northern Nigeria (v. KADUNA), comprising the… -
Kaduna, Apostolic Prefecture of (KADUNA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KADUNA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Created as an apostolic prefecture on 24 Aug. 1911. On 18 July 1929 the territories of the apostolic… -
Kagoshima, Prefecture of (KAGOSHIMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KAGOSHIMA, PREFECTURE OF. - On the southern coast of the island of Kyūshū (Japan), erected on 18 March 1927, with territory detached from… -
Kankan, Apostolic Prefecture of (KANKAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KANKAN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It was erected on 12 May 1949 with the eastern part of the apostolic vicariate of French Guinea, which… -
Karafuto, Apostolic Prefecture of (KARAFUTO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KARAFUTO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - On the island of Sakhalin, erected by apostolic brief on 21 May 1938 by division of the vicariate of… -
Kayes, Apostolic Prefecture of (KAYES, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KAYES, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French West Africa, erected on 12 June 1947 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of… -
Kienow, Apostolic Prefecture of (KIENOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KIENOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northern part of the civil province of Fukien, in central China. It was erected as a mission sui… -
Korhogo, Prefecture Apostolic of (KORHOGO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KORHOGO, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - In the northern part of the Ivory Coast, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1911, detaching its… -
Kwangju, Apostolic Prefecture of (KWANG-JU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KWANGJU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is situated at the south-western extremity of Korea and comprises the entire civil province of Zenra… -
Kweilin, Apostolic Prefecture of (KWEILIN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KWEILIN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-eastern part of the civil province of Kwangsi (southern China). It was erected on 2… -
Kyoto, Apostolic Prefecture of (KYÔTO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
KYOTO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the western part of the island of Hondo (southern Japan), it comprises the civil prefectures… -
Labateca, Apostolic Prefecture of (LABATECA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LABATECA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-eastern regions of Colombia, erected on 15 June 1945 with territory detached partly from… -
Lake Mweru, Apostolic Prefecture of (LAGO MOERO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DEL)
LAKE MWERU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the south-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and takes its name from the lake that… -
Leticia, Apostolic Prefecture of (LETICIA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LETICIA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In Colombia, it is one of the three autonomous missions erected on 7 February 1951 by dismemberment of… -
Lichow, Apostolic Prefecture of (LICHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LICHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the civil province of Hunan, in central China. Erected on 6 May 1931, by division of the apostolic… -
Lintsing, Apostolic Prefecture of (LINTSING, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LINTSING, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the province of Shantung (northeastern China). It was erected on 5 April 1931 with 13 civil… -
Lintung, Apostolic Prefecture of (LINTUNG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LINTUNG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In western Manchuria. It was erected on 18 May 1937, with 7 civil sub-prefectures, detached from the… -
Lolo, Apostolic Prefecture of (LOLO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
LOLO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Order of Premonstratensians (abbey of Tongerloo in Belgium),… -
Malakal, Apostolic Prefecture of (MALAKAL, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MALAKAL, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, erected on 10 Jan. 1933 under the name of Kodok and… -
Mbulu, Apostolic Prefecture of (MBULU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MBULU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northern part of the territory of Tanganyika, entrusted to the Society of the Catholic Apostolate… -
Meru, Apostolic Prefecture of (MERU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MERU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the central part of Kenya, northeast of Mount Kenya, and is entrusted to the Institute of… -
Mindoro, Apostolic Prefecture of (MINDORO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MINDORO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Situated on the island of M., in the Philippine archipelago, it comprises the civil province of M. and… -
Mitu, Apostolic Prefecture of (MITU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MITU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In Colombia, erected on 9 June 1949 by the dismemberment of the apostolic vicariate of Piani di S. Martino… -
Mopoi, Apostolic Prefecture of (MOPOI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MOPOI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, specifically in the province of Equatoria. It is entrusted to… -
Morondava, Apostolic Prefecture of (MORONDAVA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MORONDAVA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located on the western coast of Madagascar and was erected on 18 Jan. 1938 with territory taken… -
Moundou, Apostolic Prefecture of (MOUNDOU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MOUNDOU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In central Africa. On 9 January 1947 the apostolic prefecture of Fort Lamy (v.) was erected, entrusted… -
Musoma, Apostolic Prefecture of (MUSOMA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
MUSOMA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is situated in the north-western part of the territory of Tanganyika, on the south-eastern shore of… -
Nagoya, Apostolic Prefecture of (NAGOYA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NAGOYA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the region of the island of Hondo (Japan). It consists of five civil prefectures: Aichi, Gifu,… -
Neghelli, Apostolic Prefecture of (NEGHELLI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NEGHELLI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of Ethiopia, it was erected on 25 March 1937, on the occasion of the general… -
Niamey, Apostolic Prefecture of (NIAMEY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NIAMEY, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French West Africa, it was erected on 28 April 1942 from territories detached from the apostolic… -
Niigata, Apostolic Prefecture Of (NIIGATA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NIIGATA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northwestern part of the island of Hondo (central Japan). It comprises three civil provinces:… -
Nyassa Settentrionale, Apostolic Prefecture of (NYASSA SETTENTRIONALE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NYASSA SETTENTRIONALE, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In British East Africa, entrusted to the Society of the White Fathers. It was erected on… -
Nzérékoré, Apostolic Prefecture of (NZÉRÉKORÉ, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
NZÉRÉKORÉ, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In French Guinea, entrusted to the Society of the White Fathers, erected on 19 March 1937 with… -
Ogoja, Apostolic Prefecture of (OGOJA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
OGOJA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the south-eastern part of Nigeria entrusted to the Society of St. Patrick for Foreign Missions… -
Oturkpo, Apostolic Prefecture of (OTURKPO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
OTURKPO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the central-eastern part of Nigeria. It was erected on 9 July 1934 under the name of… -
Ouahigouya, Apostolic Prefecture of (OUAHIGOUYA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
OUAHIGOUYA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in French West Africa and was erected on June 12, 1947 with territory detached from… -
Oyo, Apostolic Prefecture of (OYO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
OYO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the southern part of Nigeria (British West Africa), entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of… -
Palawan, Apostolic Prefecture of (PALAWAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
PALAWAN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the western part of the Philippine archipelago, it comprises the entire civil province of… -
Paoking, Apostolic Prefecture of (PAOKING, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
PAOKING, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southwestern part of the civil province of Hunan, in central China. It was erected as an… -
Parakou, Apostolic Prefecture of (PARAKOU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
PARAKOU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - The territory was detached on 13 May 1948 from the apostolic prefecture of Niamey (v.), which passed to… -
Prefecture Apostolic of Misurata (MISURATA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF MISURATA. - It is situated in the eastern coastal part of Tripolitania. It was erected on 22 June 1939 with part of… -
Prefecture Apostolic of Miyazaki (MIYAZAKI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF MIYAZAKI. - Located in the eastern part of the island of Kyushu (southern Japan), it comprises the two civil… -
Prefecture of Sikasso (SIKASSO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
PREFECTURE OF SIKASSO. - It is located in French West Africa, specifically in Sudan. It was erected on 27 Oct. 1947 with the two… -
Prefecture of Sikkim (SIKKIM, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
PREFECTURE OF SIKKIM. - It is located in northeastern India. On July 3, 1883 and March 20, 1912, respectively, British Bhutan, constituting… -
Qiqihar, Apostolic Prefecture of (TSITSIKAR, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
QIQIHAR, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the northern part of Manchuria, it extends over 487,873 sq km and comprises a population of… -
Qiqihar (Chiamussu), Apostolic Prefecture of (KIAMUSZE (CHIAMUSSU), PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
QIQIHAR (Chiamussu), Apostolic Prefecture of. - The civil prefectures of Yenki and Ilan, which until 19 March 1922 formed part of the… -
Saint Andrew and Providence, Apostolic Prefecture of (SANT'ANDREA E PROVVIDENZA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAINT ANDREW AND PROVIDENCE, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the Caribbean Sea east of Nicaragua and comprises the islands of… -
Saint Francis Xavier, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN FRANCESCO SAVERIO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the interior of the northern regions of Peru. It was erected on 11 Jan.… -
Saint-Louis du Sénégal, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN LUIGI DEL SENEGAL, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAINT-LOUIS DU SÉNÉGAL, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - On the coasts of West Africa, various missionaries succeeded one another sporadically… -
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Apostolic Prefecture of the Islands of (SAN PIETRO E MIQUELON, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELLE ISOLE DI)
SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF THE ISLANDS OF. - It comprises a small group of islands belonging to France, located… -
Samarai, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAMARAI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAMARAI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the eastern region of Australian New Guinea. Erected on 13 June 1946 with territory detached from… -
San Giuseppe delle Amazzoni, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN GIUSEPPE DELLE AMAZZONI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAN GIUSEPPE DELLE AMAZZONI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the north-eastern regions of Peru. These regions, which belonged… -
San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Apostolic Prefecture of (SAN MICHELE DE SUCUMBIOS, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SAN MIGUEL DE SUCUMBÍOS, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the north-eastern regions of Ecuador and entrusted to the Discalced… -
Sarawak, Apostolic Prefecture of (SARAWAK, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SARAWAK, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the southwestern part of British Borneo. The territories of S., Brunei, North Borneo… -
Shaowu, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SHAOWU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHAOWU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northwestern part of the province of Fukien, in southern China. It was erected as a mission sui… -
Shasi, Apostolic Prefecture of (SHASI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHASI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected on 7 July 1936 with… -
Shihtsien, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SHIHTSIEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHIHTSIEN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the eastern part of the province of Kweichow, in central-southern China. It was erected as a… -
Shikoku, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SHIKOKU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHIKOKU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Situated on the island of the same name, it comprises four civil provinces, namely Kagawa, Tokushima,… -
Shunsen, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SHUNSEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SHUNSEN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the central-eastern part of Korea and covers an area of 26,265 sq km, with a… -
Siangtan, Apostolic Prefecture Of (SIANGTAN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SIANGTAN, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the central-eastern part of the province of Hunan, in central China. It was erected on 1 July 1937… -
Sining, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINING, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SINING, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It comprises the entire civil province of Tsinghai or Kokonor, in central-western China. It was erected,… -
Sinkiang, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINKIANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SINKIANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It comprises the civil province of the same name, also called Chinese Turkestan or Eastern Turkestan,… -
Sinkiang, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINSIANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SINKIANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the northern part of the province of Honan, in central China. It was erected on 7 July 1936 with 12… -
Sintang, Apostolic Prefecture of (SINTANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SINTANG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It comprises the whole and only the civil province of the same name, in the central part of what was… -
Suifu, Apostolic Prefecture of (SUIHSIEN, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SUIFU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Hupeh, in central China. It was erected on 17 June 1937 with… -
Sukabumi, Apostolic Prefecture of (SUKABUMI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
SUKABUMI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the western part of the island of Java (Indonesia), it comprises the civil prefecture of… -
Taichung, Apostolic Prefecture of (TAICHUNG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TAICHUNG, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - The apostolic prefecture of the island of Formosa was erected on July 13, 1913. On Dec. 30, 1949 it… -
Tandjung-Karang, Prefecture Apostolic of (TANDJUNG-KARANG, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TANDJUNG-KARANG, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - In the southern part of the island of Sumatra. It comprises the residency of Teluk-Betung… -
Tanga, Prefecture Apostolic of (TANGA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TANGA, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in the northern part of Tanganyika, on the coast of the Indian Ocean, and is entrusted to… -
Tarahumara, Prefecture Apostolic of (TARAHUMARA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TARAHUMARA, PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in northern Mexico and is a vast region enclosed among the high mountains of the… -
Tierradentro, Apostolic Prefecture of (TIERRADENTRO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TIERRADENTRO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in the center of the Cordillera of Colombia, at a great altitude. It was erected on… -
Tigray (TIGRAI)
TIGRAY. - Apostolic prefecture erected on 15 March 1937 by the apostolic constitution Quo in Aethiopiae regionibus (AAS, 29 [1937], pp.… -
Tsiroanomandidy, Apostolic Prefecture of (TSIROANOMANDIDY, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TSIROANOMANDIDY, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the central part of Madagascar. It was erected on 13 Jan. 1949, detaching its… -
Tumaco, Apostolic Prefecture of (TUMACO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TUMACO, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is situated on the southwestern coasts of Colombia. The territory was erected into a prefecture on… -
Tungchow, Apostolic Prefecture of (TUNGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TUNGCHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the center of the province of Shensi (northern China). It was erected as a mission sui iuris on… -
Tunki, Apostolic Prefecture of (TUNKI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
TUNKI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the south-eastern part of the province of Anhwei, in central China. It was erected on 22 February 1937… -
Udon Thani, Apostolic Prefecture of (UDONTHANI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
UDONTHANI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE of - Erected by dismemberment of the apostolic vicariate of Tharé (v.), on 7 May 1953; it comprises the… -
Umtali, Apostolic Prefecture of (UMTALI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
UMTALI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in Southern Rhodesia and entrusted to the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance. The… -
Upper Orinoco, Apostolic Prefecture of the (ALTO ORINOCO, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELL')
UPPER ORINOCO, Apostolic Prefecture of the. - It is located in northeastern Venezuela, on the borders of British Guiana and Brazil. It was… -
Upper Solimões, Apostolic Prefecture of the (ALTO SOLIMÕES, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DELL')
UPPER SOLIMÕES, Apostolic Prefecture of the. - It is located in northwestern Brazil between the southern borders of Colombia and the… -
Urawa, Apostolic Prefecture of (URAWA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
URAWA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the central-eastern region of the island of Hondo, northwest of Tokyo, it comprises the civil… -
Wankie, Apostolic Prefecture of (WANKIE, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
WANKIE, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - It is located in Southern Rhodesia and was erected on June 29, 1953. In 1949 some fathers of the Spanish… -
Weihaiwei, Apostolic Prefecture of (WEIHAIWEI, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
WEIHAIWEI, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - At the north-eastern extremity of the province of Shantung, in northern China. It was erected as a… -
Yangchow, Apostolic Prefecture Of (YANGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
YANGCHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the central-western part of the province of Kiangsu, in central China. It was erected on 9 June… -
Yochow, Apostolic Prefecture Of (YOCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
YOCHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the north-eastern part of the province of Hunan (central China). It was erected on 7 May 1931 with 4… -
Yola, Apostolic Prefecture Of (YOLA, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
YOLA, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the north-eastern part of Nigeria and entrusted to the Hermits of St. Augustine (Irish… -
Yungchow, Apostolic Prefecture Of (YUNGCHOW, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
YUNGCHOW, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - In the southern part of the province of Hunan (central China). It was erected on 12 May 1925 with 21… -
Zenshu, Apostolic Prefecture of (ZENSHU, PREFETTURA APOSTOLICA DI)
ZENSHU, APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF. - Located in the central-western part of Korea, it covers an area of 8,554 sq km with a population of…