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Aliwal, Apostolic Vicariate of (ALIWAL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ALIWAL, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In South Africa; it was erected on 21 Feb. 1926, by elevation of the apostolic prefecture of Gariep,… -
Antsirabé, Apostolic Vicariate Of (ANTSIRABÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ANTSIRABÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission originates from the apostolic prefecture of Betafé, erected on 15 May 1913, by… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Fort-Dauphin (FORT-DAUPHIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF FORT-DAUPHIN. - The evangelization of the territory of the present apostolic vicariate of F.-D. (Madagascar) began… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Thai-Binh (THAI-BINH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THAI-BINH. - Located in eastern Tonkin (Vietnam), it comprises the province of the same name, the most densely… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Thare (THARÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THARE. - It is located in Siam or Thailand, comprising its entire northeastern part, that is, Phak Isan, divided… -
Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands T (VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE T)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THE TONGA ISLANDS. - The Protestants established themselves there in 1827 and, taking advantage of the ambitious… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki (VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI SALONICCO)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THESSALONIKI. - It was erected on 18 March 1926 and embraces, besides the city of Salonika and its surroundings,… -
Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo (TOUNGOO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF TOUNGOO. - Located in south-eastern Burma west of the Salween River, it comprises the Karen State, the southern… -
Arad
ARAD. - City in western Romania, capital of the province of the same name in Transylvania. It enters history as early as the 11th century,… -
Araucania, Apostolic Vicariate of (ARAUCANIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ARAUCANIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The civilizing work of the Araucanian mission (South America), begun at the time of the Spanish… -
Asaba-Benin, Apostolic Vicariate of (ASABA-BENIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ASABA-BENIN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission, entrusted to the Society for African Missions of Lyon, originated from the apostolic… -
Atamboe, Apostolic Vicariate of (ATAMBOEA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ATAMBOE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Indonesia. It comprises the western part, under Dutch rule, of the island of Timor, the largest of… -
Bac Ninh, Apostolic Vicariate of (BACNINH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAC NINH, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On June 1, 1883, the vicariate of Northern Tonkin was detached from the apostolic vicariate of Eastern… -
Bagamoyo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAGAMOYO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAGAMOYO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In East Africa; created in 1906 from the vicariate of Sudan, it is governed by the fathers of the… -
Bahr el-Ghazal, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAHR EL-ĠAZAL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAHR EL-GHAZAL, Apostolic Vicariate of. - A vicariate since 1917, a prefecture since 1913 through the division of Khartoum (v.), this… -
Bamako, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAMAKO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAMAKO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The vicariate in French West Africa, Sudan, was created in 1921 by division of the pre-existing vicariate… -
Bandjermasin, Apostolic Vicariate Of (BANDJERMASIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANDJERMASIN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The first mission station (Laham), founded in 1907 by the Capuchins of the apostolic vicariate of… -
Bandung, Apostolic Vicariate Of (BANDOENG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANDUNG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - From February 1927 the Order of the Holy Cross (Crosiers) has given impetus to the methodical… -
Bangkok, Apostolic Vicariate of (BANGKOK, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANGKOK, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission was erected as an independent unit in 1662 and then extended to the territory of Singapore… -
Bangueolo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BANGUEOLO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANGUEOLO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This vicariate, entrusted to the White Fathers, was erected on 28 Jan. 1913, its territory being… -
Bangui, Apostolic Vicariate Of (BANGUI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BANGUI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - New name given in 1940 to the apostolic vicariate of Ubangi-Chari, in French Equatorial Africa, following… -
Batavia, Apostolic Vicariate of (BATAVIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BATAVIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This mission of the Dutch East Indies, governed today by the Dutch Jesuits, was created as a separate… -
Baudouinville, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAUDOINVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAUDOUINVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected, under the name of Upper Congo, in January 1887 with territory taken from the… -
Bay of James, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAIA DI JAMES, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BAY OF JAMES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Entrusted to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, this vicariate was erected on 3 Dec. 1938, by the… -
Belize, Apostolic Vicariate of (BELIZE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BELIZE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission, begun in 1851 by the Jesuits of the apostolic vicariate of Jamaica and detached from it for… -
Bengasi, Apostolic Vicariate of (BENGASI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BENGASI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Cyrenaica as an autonomous mission begins in 1927 with the division of the old vicariate of Libya (v.);… -
Beni (El-Beni), Apostolic Vicariate of (BENI (EL-BENI), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BENI (El-Beni), Apostolic Vicariate of. - The restorer, in Bolivia, of the ancient Franciscan and Jesuit missions was the Franciscan Andrea… -
Beni, in Belgian Congo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BENI NEL CONGO BELGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BENI, IN BELGIAN CONGO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This vicariate was erected on 9 February 1938, but the Assumptionists who direct it had… -
Bethlehem, Apostolic Vicariate of (BETLEMME, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BETHLEHEM, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected in 1948 with the western zone of the apostolic vicariate of Kroonstad (South Africa),… -
Bluefields, Apostolic Vicariate of (BLUEFIELDS, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BLUEFIELDS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - It was erected on 2 Dec. 1913, when it was made autonomous from the diocese of León in Nicaragua; it… -
Bobo-Dioulasso, Apostolic Vicariate of (BOBO-DIULASSO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BOBO-DIULASSO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - The mission arose as an apostolic prefecture in Dec. 1927 with territories detached from the… -
Boma, Apostolic Vicariate of (BOMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BOMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The Belgian missionaries of Scheut, having founded the first stations of Moada (1889) and B. (1890) in the… -
Bondo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BONDO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BONDO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The Crocigeri missionaries, having arrived at B. (Belgian Congo) on 13 Dec. 1920, under the direction of… -
Brazzaville, Apostolic Vicariate of (BRAZZAVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BRAZZAVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The city of B., capital of French Equatorial Africa, on the right bank of the Congo, at the point… -
Bucharest, United Vicariate of (BUCAREST, VICARIATO UNITO DI)
BUCHAREST, UNITED VICARIATE OF. - After the union with Rome that took place in 1700 in Transylvania, the united Romanians had to be… -
Buea, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUEA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BUEA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Formerly a prefecture (from 1923) and from 1939 an apostolic vicariate, this mission comprises all and only… -
Buichu, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUICHU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BUICHU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On Sept. 5, 1848, the vicariate of Central Tonkin, named after B. in 1924, was detached from the… -
Bukoba, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUKOBA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BUKOBA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The vicariate of B., evangelized by the White Fathers, was erected in 1929, its territory being taken… -
Bulawayo, Apostolic Vicariate of (BULAWAYO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BULAWAYO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The city of B., at about 1362 m. on the high plateau, is situated on the route of the great railway… -
Burma, Apostolic Vicariate of Southern (BIRMANIA MERIDIONALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
BURMA, Apostolic Vicariate of Southern. - A mission created in 1866 (under the name of South-Western B.) and definitively in 1870 (v.… -
Buta, Apostolic Vicariate of (BUTA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
BUTA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Formerly an apostolic vicariate of western Uellè in the Belgian Congo, it was created under this name as an… -
Calabar, Apostolic Vicariate of (CALABAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CALABAR, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Nigeria, at the estuary of the Cross. The missionary work in the territory of the apostolic vicariate… -
Cape Town, Apostolic Vicariate of (CAPE TOWN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CAPE TOWN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is the ancient vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope, western district, originating in 1847 from the… -
Caquetá, Apostolic Vicariate of (CAQUETÀ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CAQUETÁ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Colombia. The territory of C. was first evangelized, with the Spanish conquest, by the Franciscans,… -
Caroline and Marshall, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands (CAROLINE E MARSHALL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
CAROLINE AND MARSHALL, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands. - The evangelization of the C. began in the 18th century, through the work of… -
Caroni, Apostolic Vicariate of (CARONI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CARONI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The evangelization of the territory of C. (Venezuela) was begun in 1687 by a group of Capuchins from the… -
Casanare, Apostolic Vicariate of (CASANARE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CASANARE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The first evangelizers of the region of C. in Colombia were the Augustinian Recollects, who had to… -
Central New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA GUINEA CENTRALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
CENTRAL NEW GUINEA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - It is located in the region of New Guinea that is under Australian mandate. The territory,… -
Chaco, Apostolic Vicariate of (CHACO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CHACO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Bolivia: the evangelization of the region was begun in the 16th century by the Carmelites, who in the… -
Chaco Paraguayan, Apostolic Vicariate of (CHACO PARAGUAYANO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CHACO PARAGUAYAN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises the territory of the northern Chaco annexed to Paraguay by the Treaty of Buenos… -
Chanthaburi, Apostolic Vicariate of (CHANTABURI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CHANTHABURI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The Christianity of C. (Siam) goes back to the early 18th century. The first Christians were… -
Chiquitos, Apostolic Vicariate of (CHIQUITOS, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CHIQUITOS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the central-southern part of Bolivia. It has an area of 210,000 sq. km. and a… -
Conakry, Vicariate Apostolic of (KONAKRY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
CONAKRY, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in French Guinea, where in 1877 the Fathers of the Holy Spirit penetrated from the… -
Cook, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands (COOK, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
COOK, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands. - The evangelization of the Cook Islands began in 1894 through the work of the Picpus Fathers,… -
Coquilhatville, Apostolic Vicariate of (COQUILHATVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
COQUILHATVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The name derives from Coquilhat, the name of the founder of the city of C. (Belgian Congo),… -
Curaçao
CURAÇAO. - It is the largest (447 sq. km.) and most populous (80,000 inhabitants) of the 6 islands that make up the Netherlands Antilles… -
Dakar, Apostolic Vicariate of (DAKAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DAKAR, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The evangelization of the coasts of Senegal dates back to the end of the 18th century and suffered the sad… -
Dar-es-Salaam (Arabic Dār-es-Salām), Apostolic Vicariate of (DAR-ES-SALAAM (ARABO DĀR-ES-SALĀM), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DAR-ES-SALAAM (Arabic Dār-es-Salām), Apostolic Vicariate of. - This African mission (Tanganyika) was created as an apostolic prefecture on… -
Darién, Apostolic Vicariate of (DARIÉN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DARIÉN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. - The mission of D. is located in the southeastern part of Panama and comprises the whole less civilized… -
Derna, Apostolic Vicariate of (DERNA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DERNA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Erected on 22 June 1939 by division of the ancient apostolic vicariate of Cyrenaica (now of Benghazi), it… -
Diego Suarez, Apostolic Vicariate Of (DIEGO SUAREZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DIEGO SUAREZ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Africa, on the island of Madagascar. It originates from the apostolic vicariate of Madagascar… -
Douala, Apostolic Vicariate of (DOUALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DOUALA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - An apostolic prefecture since 1931, having been detached from the single mission of Cameroon, and… -
Doumé, Apostolic Vicariate of (DOUMÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
DOUMÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In 1949, in order to make missionary propaganda in the eastern zone of the apostolic vicariate of Yaoundé… -
Dutch New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA GUINEA OLANDESE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
DUTCH NEW GUINEA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - It once comprised the entire Dutch part of New Guinea and the great archipelago of the… -
East New Guinea, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA GUINEA ORIENTALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
EAST NEW GUINEA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - Located in the north-western part of N. G., under Australian mandate and entrusted to the… -
Eshowe, Apostolic Vicariate of (ESHOWE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ESHOWE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - With territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Natal, on 27 Aug. 1921 the apostolic prefecture… -
Fernando Poo, Apostolic Vicariate of (FERNANDO POO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
FERNANDO POO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By decree of 10 Oct. 1855 the apostolic prefecture of the Islands of Annobón, Corisco and F. P.… -
Fianarantsoa, Vicariate Apostolic of (FIANARANTSOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
FIANARANTSOA, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - On the island of Madagascar; it was erected on 10 May 1913 with territory detached from the… -
Fort Victoria, Apostolic Vicariate of (FORT VICTORIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
FORT VICTORIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected on 14 Nov. 1946 with territory detached from the apostolic vicariate of Salisbury… -
Foumban, Apostolic Vicariate of (FOUMBAN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
FOUMBAN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The vicariate of F., in French Cameroon, subject to subsequent changes in its boundaries, corresponds to… -
Ghardaia in the Sahara, Apostolic Vicariate of (GHARDAIA NEL SAHARA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GHARDAIA IN THE SAHARA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It originated from the apostolic prefecture of Sahara and Sudan, created on 6 Aug. 1868… -
Gimma, Apostolic Vicariate of (GIMMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GIMMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in southwestern Ethiopia on the border of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. It derives from the… -
Grouard, Apostolic Vicariate of (GROUARD, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GROUARD, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission is located in the southwestern part of the Great Canadian North. Its evangelization began… -
Guajira, Apostolic Vicariate of (GOAJIRA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GUAJIRA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The Capuchins of the regular province of Valencia in Spain began in 1693, in Colombia, the mission of… -
Gulu, Apostolic Vicariate of (GULU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
GULU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the northern part of Uganda (British East Africa) and is entrusted to the Congregation of… -
Haiphong, Apostolic Vicariate of (HAIPHONG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HAIPHONG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On 13 Dec. 1924 the ancient name of Eastern Tonkin was changed to the present one. Located in… -
Hamheung, Apostolic Vicariate of (HAM-HEUNG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HAMHEUNG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in north-western Korea, it faces the gulf of eastern Korea. It has an area of 49,375 sq. km.… -
Hanchung, Diocese of (HANCHUNG, DIOCESI DI)
HANCHUNG, Diocese of. - It is located in northern China, in the southwestern part of the civil province of Shensi. It was erected as an… -
Hanoi, Apostolic Vicariate of (HANOI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HANOI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in southwestern Tonkin (Vietnam) and has an area of 4,600 sq km. From the division of the… -
Harar, Apostolic Vicariate of (HARAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HARAR, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in eastern Ethiopia on the borders of French, British and Italian Somaliland. Erected on 4… -
Hiroshima, Apostolic Vicariate of (HIROSHIMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HIROSHIMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Japan, on the island of Honshū. It was erected by apostolic brief of 2 May 1923 and entrusted to… -
Hudson Bay, Apostolic Vicariate of (BAIA DI HUDSON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HUDSON BAY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This vicariate is entrusted to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The mission to the Eskimos was begun… -
Huế, Apostolic Vicariate of (HUÉ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HUÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - The territory of the apostolic vicariate of H. is situated on the northern coast of Annam. The first… -
Hung-Hoa, Apostolic Vicariate of (HUNG-HOA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
HUNG-HOA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the interior regions of northern Tonkin, it was erected on 15 Dec. 1895 under the name of… -
Ipamu, Apostolic Vicariate Of (IPAMU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
IPAMU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the central-western part of the Belgian Congo, and is entrusted to the Oblates of Mary… -
IQUITOS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF (IQUITOS, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
IQUITOS, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the north-eastern region of Peru, it comprises the territory of the civil province of Alto y… -
Iringa, Apostolic Vicariate of (IRINGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
IRINGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in British East Africa, in the southern part of Tanganyika north of Lake Nyassa, and is… -
Jakarta, Apostolic Vicariate of (DJAKARTA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
JAKARTA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By a decree dated 7 Feb. 1950 the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide changed the name of the… -
Johannesburg, Apostolic Vicariate of (JOHANNESBURG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
JOHANNESBURG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The territory is part of the Union of South Africa and by decree of 4 June 1886 it was erected into… -
Kampala, Vicariate of (KAMPALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KAMPALA, VICARIATE OF. - It is entrusted to the Society of St. Joseph of Mill Hill for Foreign Missions and is located in the Uganda… -
Kangding, Diocese of (KANGTING, DIOCESI DI)
KANGDING, Diocese of. - In central-western China. It comprises independent Tibet or Sitsang, the Tibetan Marches or Sikang, and the… -
Karema, Apostolic Vicariate of (KAREMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KAREMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In British East Africa, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It is entrusted to the Society of… -
Katanga, Apostolic Vicariate of (KATANGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KATANGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It lies in the south-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Benedictines of the… -
Keetmanshoop, Apostolic Vicariate of (KEETMANSHOOP, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KEETMANSHOOP, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The territory of this vicariate was part of German South-West Africa, which after the First World… -
Keewatin, Apostolic Vicariate of (Canada) (KEEWATIN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI (CANADA))
KEEWATIN, Apostolic Vicariate of (Canada). - It was erected by the Sacred Congregation of the Consistory on 4 March 1910 with territory… -
Keng-Tung, Apostolic Vicariate of (KENG-TUNG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KENG-TUNG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In southern Burma, in the federated Shan States, and it comprises the States of K., of Tawnpeng, of… -
Khartoum (Arabic al-Khartūm), Apostolic Vicariate of (KHARTUM (ARABO ḤARTŪM), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KHARTOUM (Arabic al-Khartūm), Apostolic Vicariate of. - It comprises the whole central and northern part of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Its… -
Kian, Diocese of (KIAN, DIOCESI DI)
KIAN, Diocese of. - In China, in the central-western part of the civil province of Kiangsi, which, detached from the civil province of… -
Kigoma, Apostolic Vicariate of (KIGOMA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KIGOMA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in British East Africa, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It derives precisely from… -
Kilimanjaro, Apostolic Vicariate of (KILIMANJARO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KILIMANJARO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in British East Africa, specifically in the northern part of the territory of… -
Kimberley, Diocese of (KIMBERLEY, DIOCESI DI)
KIMBERLEY, Diocese of. - The territory that today constitutes the diocese of K. was detached on 4 June 1886 from the apostolic vicariate of… -
Kisantu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KISANTU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KISANTU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southwestern part of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus, it was… -
Kisumu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KISUMU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KISUMU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the western part of Kenya (British East Africa), and entrusted to the Society of St. Joseph of… -
Kitega, Apostolic Vicariate of (KITEGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KITEGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southern part of Urundi and entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White… -
Kivu, Apostolic Vicariate of (KIVU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KIVU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the eastern part of the Belgian Congo Colony, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and Lake K.… -
Koango, Vicariate Apostolic of (KOANGO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KOANGO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO di. - Located in the southwestern part of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the Society of Jesus. It derives… -
Kokstad, Diocese of (KOKSTAD, DIOCESI DI)
KOKSTAD, Diocese of. - In the Union of South Africa. By decree of 8 April 1935 the south-western region of the apostolic vicariate of… -
Kongolo, Vicariate Apostolic of (KONGOLO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KONGOLO, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF.- It is located in the central-eastern part of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Congregation of… -
Kontum, Vicariate Apostolic of (KONTUM, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
KONTUM, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - In Indochina, erected on 18 January 1932 by division of the vicariate of Quinhon. It is made up of the… -
Kroonstad, Diocese of (KROONSTAD, DIOCESI DI)
KROONSTAD, Diocese of. - It is located in the Orange Free State and was erected as an apostolic prefecture of K. on 26 Nov. 1923, with… -
Lake Albert, Apostolic Vicariate of (LAGO ALBERTO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LAGO ALBERTO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - Administration of Confirmation in a church of the apostolic vicariate of L. A. LAGO ALBERTO,… -
Langson and Caobang, Apostolic Vicariate of (LANGSON E CAOBANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LANGSON AND CAOBANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the extreme north-eastern corner of Tonkin (Vietnam), it comprises the two civil… -
Larantuka, Apostolic Vicariate of (LARANTUKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LARANTUKA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located on the Island of Flores (Indonesia), it comprises the entire civil district of L., detached… -
Leopoldville, Apostolic Vicariate of (LEOPOLDVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LEOPOLDVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the western part of the Belgian Congo, it is entrusted to the Congregation of the Immaculate… -
Libreville, Apostolic Vicariate of (LIBREVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LIBREVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in French Equatorial Africa and originated from the apostolic vicariate of the Two… -
Limón, Apostolic Vicariate of (LIMON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LIMÓN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Costa Rica. The mission of L. was promoted in 1880 by the second bishop of San José de Costa Rica,… -
Lisala, Apostolic Vicariate of (LISALA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LISALA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Missionaries of… -
Little Sunda, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands of the (PICCOLA SONDA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE DELLA)
LITTLE SUNDA, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands of the. - The territory, called "Kleine Sunda Eilanden," on Sept. 16, 1913 was detached… -
Livingstone, Apostolic Vicariate of (LIVINGSTONE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LIVINGSTONE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Northern Rhodesia. Its territory (the province of Barotseland with the district of L., which… -
Lomé, Apostolic Vicariate of (LOMÈ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LOMÉ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the southern part of Togo (French mandate). Before 1860 it belonged to the apostolic vicariate of the… -
Los Ríos, Vicariate Apostolic of (LOS RIOS, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LOS RÍOS, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - In the southern regions of Ecuador, erected by dismemberment of the diocese of Guayaquil, on July 15,… -
Lower California, Apostolic Vicariate of (CALIFORNIA INFERIORE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
LOWER CALIFORNIA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - The peninsula of Baja California (Mexico) was under the jurisdiction of the diocese of… -
Lulua, Apostolic Vicariate of (LULUA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LULUA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the southern part of the Belgian Congo, and is entrusted to the Friars Minor (Belgian… -
Luluabourg, Apostolic Vicariate of (LULUABOURG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LULUABOURG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the central-southern part of the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Congregation of the Immaculate… -
Lusaka, Apostolic Vicariate of (LUSAKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LUSAKA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the south-eastern part of Northern Rhodesia, entrusted to the Society of Jesus. It derives from the… -
Lwangwa, Apostolic Vicariate of (LWANGWA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
LWANGWA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the north-eastern part of Northern Rhodesia, entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of Africa… -
Machiques, Apostolic Vicariate of (MACHIQUES, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MACHIQUES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located on the western borders of Venezuela, it comprises the districts or provinces that form part of… -
Mackenzie, Apostolic Vicariate of (MACKENZIE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MACKENZIE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the central-northern regions of Canada, erected on 30 July 1901 by the dismemberment of the… -
Majunga, Apostolic Vicariate of (MAJUNGA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MAJUNGA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the north-eastern part of Madagascar, erected on 15 March 1923 with territory detached from the… -
Makassar, Apostolic Vicariate of (MAKASSAR, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MAKASSAR, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the southern part of the island of Celebes (Indonesia), erected as an apostolic prefecture on 13… -
Malang, Apostolic Vicariate of (MALANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MALANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the extreme eastern part of Java (Indonesia), it comprises three civil districts: Pasuruan, Bosuki and… -
Manado, Apostolic Vicariate of (MANADO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MANADO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the northern part of the island of Celebes (Indonesia), erected as an apostolic prefecture of Celebes… -
Mandalay, Apostolic Vicariate of (MANDALAY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MANDALAY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Like the apostolic vicariate of Southern Burma (Rangoon), that of M. too, erected on 19 July 1870, for… -
Marches, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands (MARCHESI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
MARCHES, Apostolic Vicariate of the Islands. - It comprises the M. islands, discovered in 1595, which form part of the French… -
Marianhill, Diocese Of (MARIANNHILL, DIOCESI DI)
MARIANHILL, DIOCESE OF. - Territory located on the southern coast of Natal washed by the Indian Ocean. In 1882 Abbot Pfanner of the… -
Masaka, Apostolic Vicariate of (MASAKA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MASAKA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the southern part of the Protectorate of Uganda, on the western shore of Lake Victoria.… -
Maswa, Apostolic Vicariate of (MASWA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MASWA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the north-western part of the territory of Tanganyika, on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria, entrusted… -
Matadi, Apostolic Vicariate of (MATADI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MATADI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the Belgian Congo, not far from the mouths of the Congo River. As early as 1649 Capuchin… -
Mbeya, Apostolic Vicariate of (MBEYA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MBEYA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southwestern part of the territory of Tanganyika, it is entrusted to the Society of… -
Medan, Apostolic Vicariate of (MEDAN, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MEDAN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises the entire western part of the island of Sumatra (Indonesia). On June 30, 1911, the said… -
Mendez, Apostolic Vicariate of (MENDEZ, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MENDEZ, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the eastern region of the Republic of Ecuador. It also included the Gualaquiza area; but this… -
Merauke, Apostolic Vicariate of (MERAUKE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MERAUKE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the southern part of Dutch New Guinea; erected on 25 June 1950 by dismemberment of the… -
Miarinarivo, Vicariate Apostolic of (MIARINARIVO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MIARINARIVO, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in the central region of Madagascar. On 13 Dec. 1933 the entire eastern zone of the… -
Mogadishu, Apostolic Vicariate of (MOGADISCIO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MOGADISHU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises the whole of Italian Somalia (at present a trust territory under mandate); it lies on the… -
Monrovia, Apostolic Vicariate of (MONROVIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MONROVIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is the name recently assumed by the ancient apostolic vicariate of Liberia (v.), after the division… -
Montagnosa, Apostolic Vicariate of (MONTAGNOSA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MONTAGNOSA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the 16th century the entire northern part of the island of Luzón, where the apostolic vicariate of… -
Mwanza, Vicariate Apostolic of (MWANZA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
MWANZA, VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF. - It is located in the northern part of the territory of Tanganyika, south of Lake Victoria; it comprises… -
Napo, Apostolic Vicariate of (NAPO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NAPO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Erected by the Holy See in 1867, in the territory of the ancient mission of the Marañón (eastern part of… -
Natal, Apostolic Vicariate of (NATAL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NATAL, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The south-eastern coast of Africa, discovered around Christmas 1497 by Vasco da Gama and called Terra… -
Natal, Diocese of (NATAL, DIOCESI DI)
NATAL, Diocese of. - City and diocese in the State of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil, suffragan of Paraíba. It has about 500,000… -
Navigators' Archipelago, Apostolic Vicariate of the (ARCIPELAGO DEI NAVIGATORI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELL')
NAVIGATORS' ARCHIPELAGO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF THE. - It was erected on 29 Aug. 1850, being detached from the vicariate of Central Oceania… -
Ndola, Apostolic Vicariate of (NDOLA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NDOLA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the north-western part of Northern Rhodesia (Africa) and comprises the civil districts of… -
New Antwerp, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA ANVERSA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NEW ANTWERP, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected on 3 April 1919 and after various territorial changes on 27 Jan. 1936 it received the… -
New Caledonia, Apostolic Vicariate of (NUOVA CALEDONIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLA)
NEW CALEDONIA, Apostolic Vicariate of. - It comprises the island of the same name between Australia and the New Hebrides and the islands:… -
New Hebrides, Apostolic Vicariate of the (NUOVE EBRIDI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
NEW HEBRIDES, Apostolic Vicariate of the. - In southern Melanesia (northeast of New Caledonia), under Franco-British condominium. The… -
Ngozi, Apostolic Vicariate of (NGOZI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NGOZI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the northern part of Urundi (Belgian mandated territory); entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of… -
Niangara, Apostolic Vicariate of (NIANGARA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NIANGARA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the north-eastern part of the Belgian Congo, entrusted to the Dominicans, erected as an apostolic… -
Nile Equatorial, Apostolic Vicariate of (NILO EQUATORIALE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DEL)
NILE EQUATORIAL, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of. - It is located in the northern region of Uganda. Erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1923, it… -
Nouna, Apostolic Vicariate of (NOUNA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NOUNA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In French West Africa, erected as an apostolic prefecture on 12 June 1947 with territory detached from… -
Nyassa, Apostolic Vicariate of (NYASSA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NYASSA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the central part of Nyasaland (British East Africa), entrusted to the Society of Missionaries of… -
Nyeri, Apostolic Vicariate of (NYERI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
NYERI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the north-central-eastern part. (courtesy of the Missionary Fathers of the Consolata)… -
Ouagadougou, Apostolic Vicariate of (OUAGADOUGOU, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
OUAGADOUGOU, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In French West Africa. It originated from the apostolic prefecture of Sahara and Sudan, erected in… -
Ouidah, Apostolic Vicariate of (OUIDAH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
OUIDAH, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The first apostolic vicariate of Dahomey, which extended from the mouth of the Volta River to that of the… -
Palembang, Apostolic Vicariate of (PALEMBANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PALEMBANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the southern part of Sumatra (Indonesia). On June 30, 1911, the entire island was detached from the… -
Pando, Apostolic Vicariate of (PANDO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PANDO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the northern part of Bolivia, it was erected on 29 April 1942 with territory detached from the… -
Pangkalpinang, Apostolic Vicariate of (PANGKALPINANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PANGKALPINANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By decree of 8 February 1951 the apostolic prefecture of Banka and Billiton (v.) was elevated to… -
Phat-Diem, Apostolic Vicariate of (PHAT-DIEM, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PHAT-DIEM, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On the southern coast of Tonkin, Vietnam. On July 24, 1678 the apostolic vicariate of Tonkin was… -
Phnom-Penh, Apostolic Vicariate of (PHNOM-PENH, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PHNOM-PENH, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises the entire kingdom of Cambodia and some provinces of Cochinchina. On July 19, 1649, this… -
Pilcomayo, Apostolic Vicariate of (PILCOMAYO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PILCOMAYO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - The mission of P., situated in the north-western part of Paraguay and the south-western part of… -
Pointe-Noire, Apostolic Vicariate of (POINTE-NOIRE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
POINTE-NOIRE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In French Equatorial Africa. It originated from the apostolic vicariate of the French Congo,… -
Pontianak, Apostolic Vicariate of (PONTIANAK, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PONTIANAK, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the central-western part of Borneo, formerly Dutch (Indonesia). The present mission… -
Port Moresby, Apostolic Vicariate of (PORT MORESBY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PORT MORESBY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in Australian New Guinea (Papua). On July 19, 1844 the apostolic vicariate of Western… -
Prince-Rupert, Apostolic Vicariate of (PRINCE-RUPERT, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PRINCE-RUPERT, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the extreme northwest of Canada; it is entrusted to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.… -
Puerto Maldonado, Apostolic Vicariate of (PORTO MALDONADO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PUERTO MALDONADO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In Peru, it was erected as an apostolic prefecture of St. Dominic of Urubamba on 5 February… -
Purwokerto, Apostolic Vicariate Of (PURWOKERTO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PURWOKERTO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the central part of the island of Java (Indonesia), it comprises the civil districts of… -
Pyong-Yang, Apostolic Vicariate of (PYONG-YANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
PYONG-YANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the north-western part of Korea and separated from Manchuria by the Yalu River, it was… -
Quinhon, Apostolic Vicariate of (QUINHON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
QUINHON, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - This mission once constituted the main part of the apostolic vicariate of Cochinchina, Cambodia and… -
Rabat, Apostolic Vicariate of (RABAT, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RABAT, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It was erected on 2 July 1923 by division of the Apostolic Vicariate of Morocco (v. MAROCCO, III.… -
Rabaul, Apostolic Vicariate of (RABAUL, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RABAUL, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - In the northeast of New Guinea. It originated on 10 May 1889 from the apostolic vicariate of Melanesia,… -
Rajaburi, Apostolic Vicariate of (RAJABURI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RAJABURI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is situated on the Gulf of Siam and consists of five civil provinces, of which, originally, three… -
Reyes, Apostolic Vicariate of (REYES, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
REYES, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in Bolivia and was erected on September 1, 1942, with territory detached from the apostolic… -
Ruteng, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUTENG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RUTENG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - On March 8, 1951, the entire territory of the apostolic vicariate of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)… -
Rwanda, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUANDA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RWANDA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located at the northern end of Lake Tanganyika, it is under Belgian mandate and administratively united… -
Rwenzori, Apostolic Vicariate of (RUWENZORI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
RUWENZORI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - The flowered plateau of Buamba. vigorous radial rose window embroidered like lace, with the beautiful… -
Saigon, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAIGON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAIGON, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It comprises, besides several civil provinces of Cochinchina, also three provinces of Annam. It is… -
Sakania, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAKANIA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAKANIA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the extreme southern corner of the Belgian Congo and is entrusted to the Salesians, who… -
Salisbury, Apostolic Vicariate of (SALISBURY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SALISBURY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in Southern Rhodesia and originates from the "sui iuris" Mission of the Zambezi erected… -
San Giorgio di Terranova, Diocese of (SAN GIORGIO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAN GIORGIO DI TERRANOVA, DIOCESE OF. - Located in the northern region of Colombia. On June 12, 1924 the territory was erected as an… -
San Pedro Sula, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAN PEDRO SULA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAN PEDRO SULA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the northern part of Honduras (v.). It was erected by decree of the S. Congr. of… -
Sapporo, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAPPORO, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SAPPORO, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located on the large island of Hokkaidō in northern Japan, it comprises the whole of it with an area of… -
Sassandra, Apostolic Vicariate of (SASSANDRA, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SASSANDRA, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is located in the southwestern part of the Ivory Coast. It was erected as an apostolic vicariate on… -
Semarang, Apostolic Vicariate of (SEMARANG, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SEMARANG, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the central part of the island of Java (Indonesia), it comprises the civil districts of… -
Seoul (Sŏul), Apostolic Vicariate of (SEUL (SÖUL), VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SEUL (SÖUL), APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of - Located in the southwestern region of Korea, it has an area of 71,820 sq. km. and a population of… -
Shanghai, Diocese Of (SHANGHAI, DIOCESI DI)
SHANGHAI, Diocese Of. - In central-eastern China, on the coast of the civil province of Kiangsu: it takes its name from the famous city… -
Shirē (SHIRÈ)
SHIRĒ. - It is the region comprising the southern part of the British protectorate of Nyasaland. Until May 1952 the apostolic vicariate of… -
Sibundoy, Apostolic Vicariate Of (SIBUNDOY, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
SIBUNDOY, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - By decree of 8 February 1951, from the apostolic vicariate of Caquetá (v.) in Colombia the region… -
Solomon Islands Northern Apostolic Vicariate (SALOMONE SETTENTRIONALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
SOLOMON ISLANDS NORTHERN APOSTOLIC VICARIATE. - It comprises the islands of Bougainville, Choiseul, Shortland and Buka with the few… -
Southern Solomon Islands, Apostolic Vicariate of the (SALOMONE MERIDIONALI, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DELLE ISOLE)
SOUTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, Apostolic Vicariate of the. - It is part of central Melanesia. On 27 July 1897 the apostolic prefecture of the… -
Stanleyville, Apostolic Vicariate of (STANLEYVILLE, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
STANLEYVILLE, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - It is situated in the north-eastern part of the Belgian Congo. It was erected as an apostolic… -
St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin of Marañón, Apostolic Vicariate of (SAN GABRIELE DELL'ADDOLORATA DI MARAÑON, VICARIATO APOSTOLICO DI)
ST. GABRIEL OF THE SORROWFUL VIRGIN OF MARAÑÓN, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE OF. - Located in the northern regions of Peru. In 1912 the Passionists…