Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries which do not have a diocese . It is therefore essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more. The ultimate hope is that the region will generate sufficient numbers of Catholics and become stabile enough for the Church as to warrant erection as a diocese.
An apostolic vicariate is led by a vicar apostolic who is usually a titular bishop . While such a territory can be classed as particular church , according to canon 371.1 of the Latin Code of Canon Law a vicar apostolic's jurisdiction is an exercise of the jurisdiction of the Pope — that is to say, the territory comes directly under the pope as "universal bishop," and the pope exercises this authority through a "vicar" or delegate. This is unlike the jurisdiction of a diocesan bishop, whose jurisdiction derives directly from his office.
Like any ecclesiastical jurisdiction, an apostolic vicariate may be administered by the bishop of a neighbouring diocese, or even by a priest appointed transitionally as an apostolic administrator . As in a regular diocese, the vicar apostolic may appoint priests as vicars exercising limited jurisdiction over the apostolic vicariate.
An apostolic vicariate is to be distinguished from an apostolic prefecture , a similar type of territory under the leadership of a priest, which is not yet organised enough to be termed an apostolic vicariate. There is also the mission sui iuris , under a superior. The usual sequence of development is: mission, apostolic prefecture, apostolic vicariate and finally diocese .
The apostolic vicariate is also to be distinguished from a territorial abbacy (or "abbey nullius ") — an area not a diocese but under the direction of the abbot of a monastery .
Apostolic vicariates
Inactive apostolic vicariates are in italics .
Africa
Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt Vicariate Apostolic of Awasa , EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic of Benghazi , LibyaVicariate Apostolic of Bomadi , NigeriaVicariate Apostolic of the Congo Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey Vicariate Apostolic of Derna , LibyaVicariate Apostolic of French Congo Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown , BotswanaVicariate Apostolic of Harar , EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic of Ingwavuma , South AfricaVicariate Apostolic of Isiolo , EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic of Kamerun Vicariate Apostolic of Kenia Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange Vicariate Apostolic of Kontagora , NigeriaVicariate Apostolic of Meki , EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic of Nekemte , EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza Vicariate Apostolic of Rodrigues , MauritiusVicariate Apostolic of Rundu , NamibiaVicariate Apostolic of Sahara Vicariate Apostolic of Senegambia Vicariate Apostolic of Shire Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna , EthiopiaVicariate Apostolic of Sudan Vicariate Apostolic of Tripoli , LibyaVicariate Apostolic of Unyanyembe
The Americas
Vicariate Apostolic of Aguarico , EcuadorVicariate Apostolic of San José del Amazonas Vicariate Apostolic of Athabasca Vicariate Apostolic of Aysén , ChileVicariate Apostolic of Beni Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields , NicaraguaVicariate Apostolic of Camiri , BoliviaVicariate Apostolic of Caroní , VenezuelaVicariate Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo , ParaguayVicariate Apostolic of Darién , PanamaVicariate Apostolic of El Beni , BoliviaVicariate Apostolic of El Petén , GuatemalaVicariate Apostolic of Esmeraldas , EcuadorVicariate Apostolic of Galápagos , EcuadorVicariate Apostolic of Goajira Vicariate Apostolic of Guapi , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon , Saint-Pierre et MiquelonVicariate Apostolic of Inírida , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Iquitos , PeruVicariate Apostolic of Izabal , GuatemalaVicariate Apostolic of Jaén in Peru /San Francisco JavierVicariate Apostolic of Keewatin Vicariate Apostolic of Leticia , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Lower California Vicariate Apostolic of Machiques , VenezuelaVicariate Apostolic of Marysville Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez , EcuadorVicariate Apostolic of Mitú , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Montevideo Vicariate Apostolic of Napo , EcuadorVicariate Apostolic of Nuflo de Chávez , BoliviaVicariate Apostolic of Pando , BoliviaVicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo , ParaguayVicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa , PeruVicariate Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho , VenezuelaVicariate Apostolic of Puerto Carreño , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado , PeruVicariate Apostolic of Puyo , EcuadorVicariate Apostolic of Reyes , BoliviaVicariate Apostolic of Requena , PeruVicariate Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas , PeruVicariate Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos , EcuadorVicariate Apostolic of San Ramon , PeruVicariate Apostolic of San Vicente?Puerto Leguízamo , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Sucumbíos Vicariate Apostolic of Tierradentro , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Trinidad , ColombiaVicariate Apostolic of Tucupita , VenezuelaVicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas , PeruVicariate Apostolic of Zamora , Ecuador
Asia
Vicariate Apostolic of Amoy Vicariate Apostolic of Anatolia , TurkeyVicariate Apostolic of Aleppe , SyriaVicariate Apostolic of Arabia , Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Yemen Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia Vicariate Apostolic of Beirut , LebanonVicariate Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe , PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic of Brunei , BruneiVicariate Apostolic of Calapan , PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic of Changanacherry Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam Vicariate Apostolic of Jolo , PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic of Kiang-nan Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam Vicariate Apostolic of Kuwait , KuwaitVicariate Apostolic of Luang Prabang , LaosVicariate Apostolic of Madras Vicariate Apostolic of Nepal , NepalVicariate Apostolic of Northern Kan-Su Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-Si Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-Tung Vicariate Apostolic of Paksé , LaosVicariate-Apostolic of Patna Vicariate Apostolic of Phnom-Penh , CambodiaVicariate Apostolic of Puerto Princesa , PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro , PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic of Savannakhet , LaosVicariate Apostolic of Southern Shan-Si Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shan-Tung Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Shen-Si Vicariate Apostolic of Tabuk , PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic of Taytay , PhilippinesVicariate Apostolic of Trichur Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane , Laos
Europe
Oceania
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