Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The PrefectureApostolic of the Sandwich Islands or the Sandwich Isles Mission lang la Praefectura Apostolica Sandwigiensis in Oceania , was an ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church created by Pope Leo XII on November 27, 1825 encompassing the Sandwich Islands now the State of Hawaii State of Hawai i and entrusted to the care of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary . Father Alexis Bachelot , SS.CC., was the only Prefect. The Prefecture was made subject to the newly created Vicariate Apostolic of Oriental Oceania on June 2, 1833. The present day successor to the prefecture is the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu Diocese of Honolulu . DEFAULTSORT PrefectureApostolic Of The Sandwich Islands Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Sandwich Islands Category Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu Sandwich Islands, PrefectureApostolic of RC stub ... more details
see also Roman Catholicism in Pakistan The PrefectureApostolic of Kafiristan and Kashmir lang la Praefectura Apostolica de Kafiristania et Caspira was a Roman Catholic missionary division. ref cite web url http www.newadvent.org cathen 08591a.htm title PrefectureApostolic of Kafiristan and Kashmir work Catholic Encyclopedia ref It was under the diocese of Lahore . References references Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Kafiristan Category Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan K RC stub ... more details
Other uses Welle disambiguation The PrefectureApostolic of Welle was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction located in the extreme north of Belgian Congo , Central Africa History The PrefectureApostolic was separated by a Decree of the Propaganda Fide on 12 May, 1898, from the Vicariate Apostolic of the Congo Free State , and committed to the care of the Canons Regular Premonstratensian of Tongerloo , Belgium. Its limits were on the North the Vicariate Apostolic of Central Africa or Sudan on the East the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza on the West a line drawn from the junction of the Rivers Uele and Ubanghi to the confluence of the Itimbri and the Congo stream on the South the watershed of the southern tributaries of the Itimbri, eastwards to the 30 East longitude. By a Decree of 16 June, 1910, the northern boundary was extended so as to include a portion of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Sudan and now along the River Bomer and the watershed of the Nile and the Congo to where it crosses the 4 Southern latitude. The first Prefect Apostolic, Rt. Rev. Leo Derikx, was born at Neerpelt , Belgium, 20 July, 1860, entered the Premonstratensian novitiate on 8 October, 1878 was professed, 8 May, 1882 ordained, 20 December, 1884 and appointed prefect Apostolic in 1898. He resided at Imbembo in the south western portion of the prefecture. More than 20 dialects or languages were spoken in the prefecture the missionaries used the Bangala language Bangala tongue. Source Catholic http www.newadvent.org cathen 15579b.htm Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Welle Category History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... more details
The PrefectureApostolic of Kaiserwilhelmsland lang la Praefectura Apostolica ? was a missionary jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century Church ref CathEncy url http www.newadvent.org cathen 08592d.htm title PrefectureApostolic of Kaiserwilhelmsland ref , based in Alexishafen and Madang in what is now Papua New Guinea . The first Catholic missionaries arrived in August 1896. The Apostolicprefecture was established and transferred to the Society of the Divine Word . At least twelve mission stations had been established along the northern coast by 1910. The priests noted the difficulty of working with the wide range of local languages at St. Michael s school in Alexishafen, among about 120 pupils in 1910 twenty five different languages were spoken. References reflist Catholic wstitle PrefectureApostolic of Kaiserwilhelmsland Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Kaiserwilhelmsland Category Roman Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea Category Divine Word Missionaries Order RC stub ... more details
The ApostolicPrefecture of Zhaotong is an ApostolicPrefecture , or missionary area, of the Catholic Church centered in the city of Zhaotong in the Chinese province of Yunnan . It was established in 1935. In 2000, the Vatican appointed Father Lawrence Zhang Wen Chang as the Apostolic Administrator of Zhaotong. ref name ucanews cite news first last title Underground administrator dies Funeral for Father Lawrence Zhang Wenchang, 92, to be held next week url http www.ucanews.com 2012 02 07 await lucias imprimatur check E2 80 98underground E2 80 99 administrator of yunnan dies work Union of Catholic Asian News publisher date 2012 02 07 accessdate 2012 03 02 ref He served in that position until his death in February 2012. ref name ucanews References Portal box Catholicism Christianity in China reflist External links http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dchao.html Catholic Hierarchy ApostolicPrefecture of Zhaotong Chaotung Asia RC diocese stub China stub DEFAULTSORT ApostolicPrefecture Of Zhaotong Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Zhaotong Category Roman Catholic dioceses in China Zhaotong Category Religious organizations established in 1935 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Zhaotong ... more details
Infobox diocese jurisdiction ApostolicPrefecture name Falkland Islands latin Apostolica Pr fectura de Insulis Falkland country metropolitan Immediately subject to the Holy See rite Latin Rite cathedral cocathedral area km2 16,000 population 2,379 population as of 2004 catholics 230 catholics percent 9.7 bishop Michael Bernard McPartland , S.M.A. coadjutor auxiliary bishops The ApostolicPrefecture of Falkland Islands lang la Apostolica Pr fectura de Insulis Falkland is a Roman Catholic apostolicprefecture located in the Falkland Islands and covering the Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, and Tristan da Cunha. History 1952 Established as ApostolicPrefecture of Falkland Islands from the Diocese of Punta Arenas in Chile Leadership Prelates of the Falkland Islands Roman rite Fr. Michael Bernard McPartland, S.M.A. August 9, 2002 present Fr. Anton Agreiter, M.H.M. October 1, 1986 August 9, 2002 Fr. Daniel Martin Spraggon, M.H.M. May 7, 1973 September 27, 1985 Fr. James Ireland, M.H.M. March 28, 1952 1973 References http www.southatlanticrcchurch.com Prefecture Website DEFAULTSORT Falkland Islands Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Category Religious organizations established in 1952 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Category Roman Catholic Church in the Falkland Islands SouthAm RC diocese stub Falklands stub ... more details
Infobox diocese country Cambodia name Kompong Cham jurisdiction ApostolicPrefecture latin Praefectura Apostolica Kompongchamensis local bishop Antonysamy Susairaj , M.E.P. bishop title Apostolic Prefect cathedral rite Latin Rite Latin area km2 66,347 population 4.2 million population as of 2002 catholics 3,460 catholics percent 0.1 map File Cambodia Diocese Kompong Cham.png frameless Map The PrefectureApostolicApostolicPrefecture of Kompong Cham is a territorial subdivision of the Roman Catholic Church in Cambodia . The prefecture covers an area of 66,347 km of eastern Cambodia, covering the provinces Kampong Cham Province Kampong Cham , Krati Province Krati , Stung Treng Province Stung Treng , Ratanak Kiri , Mondul Kiri , Svay Rieng Province Svay Rieng and Prey Veng Province Prey Veng . As of 2002, of the 4.2 million citizen 3,460 are member of the Catholic Church. The prefecture is subdivided into 22 parish es, and has 7 priests altogether. History The prefecture was erected on September 26, 1968, when the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh which was until then responsible for all of Cambodia was split into three parts. Ordinaries Antonysamy Susairaj , M.E.P. appointed May 27, 2000 Andr Lesou f , M.E.P. September 26, 1968 1997 retired External links http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese komg0.htm Giga Catholic Information http www.catholiccambodia.org en church kompongcham.php Catholiccambodia http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dkomp.html Catholic Hierarchy coord missing Cambodia DEFAULTSORT ApostolicPrefecture Of Kompong Cham Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Kompong Cham Category Roman Catholic dioceses in Cambodia Kompong Cham Category Religious organizations established in 1968 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Kompong Cambodia geo stub de Apostolische Pr fektur Kompong Cham es Prefectura Apost lica de Kompong Cham it Prefettura apostolica di Kompong Cham pl Prefektura ... more details
Infobox diocese jurisdiction ApostolicPrefecture name Ulaanbaatar latin Praefectura Apostolica Ulaanbaatarensis country Mongolia metropolitan Immediately subject to the Holy See rite Latin Rite cathedral Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul cocathedral area km2 1,566,500 population 2,400,000 population as of 2004 catholics 168 catholics percent 0.0 bishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla , C.I.C.M. coadjutor auxiliary bishops The ApostolicPrefecture of Ulaanbaatar lang la Praefectura Apostolica Ulaanbaatarensis is a Roman Catholic apostolicprefecture located in the city of Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. History March 14, 1922 Established as Mission sui iuris of Outer Mongolia from the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Mongolia 1924 Renamed as Mission sui iuris of Urga July 8, 2002 Promoted as ApostolicPrefecture of Ulaanbaatar Leadership Prelates of Ulaanbaatar Roman rite Bishop Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. July 8, 2002 present Ecclesiastical Superiors of Urga Roman Rite Fr. Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. later Bishop April 19, 1992 July 8, 2002 Bishop Everardo Ter Laak , C.I.C.M. Apostolic Administrator 1924 May 5, 1931 Bishop Girolamo van Aertselaer , C.I.C.M. Apostolic Administrator 1922 1924 References http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese urga0.htm Giga Catholic Information http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dulaa.html Catholic Hierarchy coord missing Mongolia DEFAULTSORT Ulaanbaatar Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Category Roman Catholic dioceses in Mongolia Category Religious organizations established in 1922 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Mongolia stub Asia RC diocese stub de Apostolische Pr fektur Ulaanbaatar it Prefettura apostolica di Ulaanbaatar pl Prefektura apostolska U an Bator pt Prefeitura Apost lica de Ulaanbaatar ru ... more details
The ApostolicPrefecture of Yukon or PrefectureApostolic of the Yukon Prince Rupert , lang la Praefectura Apostolica Yuconensis et Principis Ruberti was a Catholic missionary jurisdiction in the extreme northwestern portion of Canada from 1908 until 1916, then a Vicariate Apostolic until 1967. History Extending from 54 North latitude to the Arctic Ocean and from the summit of the Rocky mountains to 141 West longitude, it covered an area of about 312,000 sq. miles. The prefecture comprised two distinct districts, the Yukon Territory and the northern part of British Columbia , which, prior to the erection of the new prefecture, belonged to different jurisdictions the former being attached to the Vicariate of Mackensie River and the latter to the Diocese of New Westminster . The prefecture was established on March 9, 1908, and entrusted to the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate . The first prefect, Rev. E. M. Bunoz, was appointed on April 8 of the same year. At Dawson, the metropolis of the Klondike Gold Rush Klondike gold fields , the first house of worship Church of St. Mary and first hospital, both log buildings, were erected in 1907 1908 by the Jesuit Father Judge d. at Dawson City, Yukon Dawson , 1899 . The Oblate Father Gendreau, who succeeded Father Judge, enlarged and transformed the rough church besides establishing the first school of the territory. This school was rebuilt on a larger scale in the centre of the town in 1901 under the present prefect, who succeeded Father Gendreau in 1902. It was promoted to Vicariate Apostolic in 1916, split Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert 1944, renamed and promoted Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George in 1967, suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver Metropolitan of Vancouver . External links http www.gcatholic.com canada dioceses w.htm GigaCatholic http www.newadvent.org cathen 15738a.htm the Catholic Encyclopedia Catholic Encyclopedia Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Yukon Category Roman ... more details
The Roman Catholic PrefectureApostolic of Upper Kassai lang la Praefectura Apostolica de Kassai Superiore was a mission territory in Central Africa . It was erected as a simple mission in 1901, and detached, as a prefectureApostolic , from the Vicariate of Belgian Congo , on 20 August 1901. The residence of the prefect Apostolic was the mission of St. Joseph de Luluabourg, situated a few miles to the south of the station of the Belgian colony of Luluabourg now Kananga , in the district of Lualaba Kassai , the chief town of which was Lusambo , residence of the district commissioner. The prefecture, at the time of its creation, comprised almost all the Lualaba Kassai district. It was bounded on the north by the Vicariate of Belgian Congo district of the Equateur on the east by the same vicariate territory of the Katanga Company on the south by Portuguese Congo on the west by the Lubue River . In 1908 it was enlarged by taking as its boundaries on the east the left bank of the Lualaba River , and on the west the PrefectureApostolic of Kwango , which was in the charge of the Jesuits . The local languages were those of the Bena Lulua , the Baluba Tshiluba language , Bena Kanioka , the Batetela , the Bakuba , the Bakete , and the Balunda . Just one religious order of men was engaged in evangelization there, the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Scheut Brussels , and a single ... wstitle PrefectureApostolic of Upper Kassai The entry cites Battandier, Annuaire pontificale catholique Paris, 1910 Missiones catholicae Rome, 1910 Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures ..., fermes chapelles or Christian villages were established in the prefecture. The first Prefect Apostolic of Upper Kassai was Emeri Cambier , born at Flobecq in the Belgium Belgian Hainaut province ... in 1888, at Luluabourg in 1891, and in 1904 was placed at the head of the newly created prefectureApostolic. The King of Belgium named him an officer of the Royal Order of the Lion in recognition of his ... more details
The Roman Catholic PrefectureApostolic of Kwango was a mission territory in Central Africa set up at the end of the nineteenth century. The Kwango River flows into the Kassai River , which itself is a tributary of the River Congo . This mission missio Kwangensis formed a part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Belgian Congo till April, 1892, when a decree was issued, entrusting this new mission to the Jesuit Fathers of the Belgian province. Emil von Henexthoven 1852 1906 was its first superior. He left Belgium on 6 March 1893 with two fathers, one scholastic, and two lay brothers, and reached the mission towards the end of May. One of the priests died on the way. By decree of 30 January 1903, the Kwango mission was made a prefectureApostolic Pr fectura Apostolica Kwangensis , the first prefect Apostolic being Father Julian Banckaert, S. J., with residence at Kinsantu , the chief mission station. The prefecture comprised the civil districts of Eastern Kwango and that of Stanley Pool as far to the north as the River Kassai. It was located between 4 to 8 S. latitude and 15 to 20 E. longitude. Its boundaries were to the north the river Kassai, to the east the range of hills between the Rivers Loange River Loange and Jjuma to the south Portuguese territory to the west the River Inkisi and the railway to Kinshasa Leopoldville . The sisters of Notre Dame de Namur had educational institutions for girls at Kinsantu and Nlemfu . Julian Banckaert, S. J., was born at Bruges in 1847, entered the diocesan seminary, and was ordained in 1871. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1875 and was sent to Bengal in 1878. There he was successively a missionary, superior of the mission, and military chaplain until, in 1901, he was sent to the Kwango mission. References reflist Attribution Catholic wstitle Kwango The entry cites Missiones Catholic Rome, 1907 Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Category History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Religious organizations established ... more details
Infobox diocese country Cambodia name Battambang jurisdiction ApostolicPrefecture latin Praefectura Apostolica Battambangensis local bishop Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzalez , S.J. bishop title Apostolic Prefect cathedral rite Latin Rite Latin area km2 80,430 population 4.63 million population ... map caption The ApostolicPrefecture of Battambang covers areas in Northwest Cambodia in red, green, dark blue and yellow The PrefectureApostolicApostolicPrefecture of Battambang is a territorial subdivision of the Roman Catholic Church in Cambodia . The prefecture covers an area of 80,430 ... . As of 2006, the estimated total population in the prefecture is 4,639,184 and 7,000 are members of the Catholic Church. The prefecture is subdivided into 27 parish es or pastoral areas, and has 10 priests altogether. The ApostolicPrefecture of Battambang Today Still being Constructed Programs Still being Constructed A brief history of the ApostolicPrefecture of Battambang File Mary Mother of Inclusive Love.jpg thumb Mary, Our Mother of Inclusive Love. The ApostolicPrefecture of Battambang ... Apostolic. With the appointment of Msgr. Kike Figaredo, SJ, a new era for the ApostolicPrefecture ... links http www.battambang.net Website of the ApostolicPrefecture of Battambang http www.gcatholic.com ... DEFAULTSORT ApostolicPrefecture Of Battambang Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Battambang ... disappeared. In 1850 the Holy See established the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh, covering ... piece of land was totally leveled later in the Khmer Rouge regime . On September 26, 1968 the Apostolic ... their lives. Mgr. Paul Tep Im Sotha, who had been named first Apostolic Prefect of Battambang in 1968 ... of the Prefecture gathered momentum. The refugees who came back from the camps and the new Catholics ... him as Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh. On December 21 of the same year, he was also appointed Apostolic Administrator of Battambang until the year 2000. Msgr. Kike Figaredo, SJ On July 2, 2000, Msgr ... more details
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Orphan date February 2009 The PrefectureApostolic of the Delta of the Nile lang la Praefectura Apostolica Deltae Nili was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction, situated in the north of khedival Egypt , comprising four of the six provinces forming Lower Egypt Gharbieh , Charkieb , Menufieh and Kalyiubieh . History Prior to the establishment of the Apostolicprefecture , the four provinces contained 1000 Catholics belonging to different rites. The prefecture was erected by Propaganda Fide on 17 March, 1887. In 1888 the Rev. Augustin Duret, of the Lyons Society for African Missions, was appointed first prefect Apostolic and the prefecture confided to the care of this society. It had at first only two missionary posts, one at Tantah and the other at Zagazig, but a new post was founded at Zifteh in 1887 and another at Mahalla el Kebir in 1891. About this time the Egyptian capital Cairo , which had already outgrown its former limits, developed considerably on the north, and populous quarters grew up within the Prefecture of the Delta. For the convenience of resident Catholics, a Latin parish was formed in the Choubra quarter in 1894 and given to the Fathers of the Society for African Missions in 1896 another Latin parish under the same direction was established at Zeitoun for the outlying districts of Koubbeh , Zeitoun and Matarieh . Statistics The official census of 1897 gave for the four provinces of the Delta a total population of 3,282,457 73,365 being schismatics of different rites, 3091 Catholics of various rites and 241 Protestants. These figures do not distinguish the population ... cathen 04701c.htm title PrefectureApostolic of the Delta of the Nile Catholic Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Delta of the Nile Category Roman Catholic missionary work Category Religious ... population of the prefecture may be estimated at about 3,500,000 100,000 of this number being schismatics ... in charge of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Angers. The Prefecture of the Delta owed its development ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The PrefectureApostolic of Kwang si now spelled Guangxi , lang la Praefectura Apostolica Kwangsiensis was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction. History The mission of Kwang si comprised the entire Chinese imperial province of that name, a very mountainous and extremely poor region. The province had a population of about ten million souls divided among several distinct races, the most remarkable of whom are the settlers from the Guangzhou Canton , the Hakkas and the wild Yao tse and Miao tse . The first missionary to Kwang si was the Jesuit Father Michele de Ruggieri who in 1583 endeavoured without success to establish himself at the capital, Kweilin . Fifty years later the Franciscan, Francesco d Escalone, arrived at Wu chou. About the middle of the seventeenth century, Father Andrew Xavier Koffler built a church at Kwei lin and baptized at Nan ning , under the name of Constantine, a son of the Emperor Yung li , a pretender to the Ming dynasty , who still combatted in the southern part of the empire the advancing Manchu conquerors. Father Michel Boym laboured in company with Father Koffler. In 1692 Father Jacques Duval laboured to give further impulse to the work of his predecessors, and then came Fathers Chamaya and Lopez . At the same time the Spanish Augustinians established themselves at Kwei lin and Wu chu , and the Franciscan s at Ping lo fu. All were expelled in 1724 by Emperor Yung Chen and Kwang si thenceforth remained without missionaries for a hundred and thirty years. In 1848 Kwang si, united to the mission of Kwang tung , was confided ... of the Mandarin bureaucrat mandarin s. On 6 August, 1875, Pius IX made Kwang si a prefectureApostolic , and placed it under the authority of Father Jolly, previously missionary in Kwang ... and Prefect Apostolic of Kwang si. The Chinese authorities placed many obstacles in the way of the free ... Apostolic Prefectures Kwang si Category Roman Catholic missionary work ... more details
Image LocationMarshallIslands.png thumb 250px The Roman Catholic ApostolicPrefecture of the Marshall Islands comprises the Marshall Islands. The Roman Catholic ApostolicPrefecture of the Marshall Islands lang la Praefectura Apostolica Insularum Marshallensium MI is an ecclesiastical territory below the rank of diocese , in the Republic of the Marshall Islands . The prefecture is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aga a Metropolitan Province of Aga a . Although the see of the prefecture is not in the United States, the prelature does include Wake Island , which is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States. The prefecture is led by a prefect who is pastor of the Cathedral of the Assumption in Majuro . The prefect was appointed from the local missionary Society of Jesus Jesuits . On April 23, 1993, Pope John Paul II split the former Diocese of Carolines Marshalls into the ApostolicPrefecture of the Marshall Islands and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caroline Islands Diocese of Caroline Islands . While small in total number of Catholics, the area covered is nearly the size of the United States. Ordinaries James C. Gould S.J. April 23, 1993 December 21, 2007 Raymundo Sabio M.S.C. December 22, 2007 present Ecclesiastical province See List of the Catholic bishops of the United States Province of Aga a Resources http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dcaro.html Catholic Hierarchy Profile of the ApostolicPrefecture of the Marshall Islands coord 7.013 168.222 type landmark globe earth region US display title Catholicism Category Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefectures Marshall Islands Category Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Aga a Marshall Islands Category Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States Marshall Islands Category Religious organizations established in 1993 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Marshall Islands Marshalls stub de Apostolische Pr fektur Marshallinseln it Prefettura ... more details
wiktionarypar apostolicApostolic may refer to An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission The Apostle Christian ... Apostolic succession , the doctrine connecting the Christian Church to the original Twelve Apostles The Apostolic Fathers , the earliest generation of post Biblical Christian writers The Apostolic Age , the period of Christian history when Jesus apostles were living The Apostolic Constitutions , part of the Ante Nicene Fathers collection. Specific to the Roman Catholic Church Apostolic Administrator , appointed by the Pope to an apostolic administration or a diocese without a bishop Apostolic Camera , or Apostolic Chamber , former department of finance for Papal administration Chancery of Apostolic Briefs , a historical office charged with preparation of Papal correspondence Apostolic constitution , a public decree issued by the Pope Apostolic Palace , the residence of the Pope in Vatican City Apostolic prefect , the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church An Apostolic See is any episcopal see whose foundation is attributed to one or more of the Apostles. Apostolic vicariate , a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church Other churches and religious movements Apostolic Catholic Church , a church based in the Philippines Armenian Apostolic Church , also known as the Armenian Orthodox Church, the national church of Armenia Apostolic Brethren , a 13th century sect in northern Italy Apostolic Catholic and Spiritual Church , an independent List of Old Catholic Churches Old Catholic Church of the Utrecht Succession Apostolic Christian Church , an anabaptist branch of Christianity Apostolic Church denomination , an Evangelical Pentecostal denomination founded in 1916 in the United Kingdom Apostolic Johannite Church , a Gnostic church claiming apostolic succession. Catholic Apostolic Church , a millenarian religious community, related to the Irvingism movement International Circle of Faith New Apostolic Church , a chiliastic church Oneness Pentecostalism ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Wiktionary prefecture For subsequent types of praefectura , see Prefect . A prefecture from the Latin Praefectura is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect. Literal prefectures Antiquity Prefecture most commonly refers to a self governing body or area since the tetrarchy when Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into four districts each divided into Roman diocese dioceses , grouped under a Vicarius a number of Roman province s, listed under that article , although he maintained two pretorian prefectures as an administrative ... areas, too small for a diocese , are termed prefects. Analogous prefectures Brazilian equivalent of prefecture In Brazil , the prefecture prefeitura in Portuguese language Portuguese is the Prefeitura ... equivalent of prefecture Main Prefectures of Greece Modern Greece , under its 1975 Constitution, is divided ... of prefecture Main Prefecture China The ancient sense Xian Main Counties of the People s Republic ... Dynasty , the word prefecture is used to translate xian . This unit of administration is translated ... of Chinese history during or after the Tang Dynasty , the word prefecture is used to translate zhou ... . The modern sense In modern day People s Republic of China , the prefecture pinyin d q is an administrative ... Prefecture level second level of the administrative hierarchy. In addition to prefectures, this level also includes autonomous prefectures, league Inner Mongolia leagues , and prefecture level city prefecture level cities . The prefecture level comes under the Province level divisions of the People .... Japanese sense of prefecture Main Prefectures of Japan In English, prefecture is used as the translation ... prefecture and province are subdivided in their turn into district s cercles , sing. cercle , municipality ... the prefecture as being the City Hall and the prefect as being the equivalent of a mayor and commissioner ... more details
jurisdiction, an apostolic vicariate may be administered by the bishop of a neighbouring diocese, or by a priest appointed transitionally as an apostolic administrator . As in a regular diocese, the vicar apostolic may appoint priests as vicar s exercising limited jurisdiction over the apostolic vicariate. An apostolic vicariate is to be distinguished from an apostolicprefecture , a similar ...See also Catholic Church hierarchy Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law An apostolic vicariate is a form ... to create a diocese. An apostolic vicariate is led by a vicar apostolic who is usually a titular bishop ... Canon law Catholic Church Code of Canon Law , a vicar apostolic s jurisdiction is an exercise ... enough to be termed an apostolic vicariate. The less developed instance is the mission sui iuris , under some type of superior. The usual sequence of development is mission, apostolicprefecture, apostolic vicariate, and finally diocese . The apostolic vicariate is distinguished from a territorial ... . Apostolic vicariates Inactive apostolic vicariates are in italics . Africa Vicariate Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt Vicariate Apostolic of Awasa , Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Benghazi , Libya Vicariate Apostolic of Bomadi , Nigeria Vicariate Apostolic of the Congo Vicariate Apostolic of Dahomey Vicariate Apostolic of Derna , Libya Vicariate Apostolic of Donkorkrom , Ghana Vicariate Apostolic of French Congo , or Lower Congo Vicariate Apostolic of Francistown , Botswana Vicariate Apostolic of Harar , Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Hosanna , Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Ingwavuma , South Africa Vicariate Apostolic of Isiolo , Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Kamerun , Cameroon Vicariate Apostolic of Kenia , Kenya Vicariate Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange , South Africa Vicariate Apostolic of Kontagora , Nigeria Vicariate Apostolic of Meki , Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Mongo , Chad Vicariate Apostolic of Nekemte , Ethiopia Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza ... more details
apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolicprefecture , a missionary area where ..., vicariate, diocese. The apostolicprefecture and the apostolic vicariate are to be distinguished ... of a prefectureapostolic in a place supposes that the Church has attained only a small ... prefectures In China multicol ApostolicPrefecture of Ankang Ankang Xing an Hinganfu ApostolicPrefecture of Baojing Baojing Paoking ApostolicPrefecture of Guilin Guilin Kweilin ApostolicPrefecture of Hainan Hainan Hainan ApostolicPrefecture of Haizhou Haizhou Haichow ApostolicPrefecture of Jiamusi Jiamusi Kiamusze ApostolicPrefecture of Jian ou Jian ou Kienow ApostolicPrefecture of Lingling Lingling Yongzhou Yungchow ApostolicPrefecture of Linqing Linqing Lintsing ApostolicPrefecture of Lintong Lintong Lintung ApostolicPrefecture of Lixian Lixian Lizhou Lichow ApostolicPrefecture of Qiqihar Qiqihar Tsitsibar ApostolicPrefecture of Shaowu Shaowu ApostolicPrefecture of Shashi Shashi Shasi ApostolicPrefecture of Shiqian Shiqian Shihtsien multicol break ApostolicPrefecture of Suixian Suixian Suihsien ApostolicPrefecture of Tongzhou Tongzhou Tungchow ApostolicPrefecture of Tunxi Tunxi Tunki ApostolicPrefecture of Weihaiwei Weihaiwei Weihaiwei ApostolicPrefecture of Xiangtan Xiangtan Siangtan ApostolicPrefecture of Xining Xining Sining ApostolicPrefecture of Xinjiang Xinjiang Jiangzhou Kiangchow ApostolicPrefecture of Xinjiang Urumqi Xinjiang Urumqi Sinkiang ApostolicPrefecture of Xinxiang Xinxiang Sinsiang ApostolicPrefecture of Yangzhou Yangzhou Yangchow ApostolicPrefecture of Yiduxian Yiduxian Iduhsien ApostolicPrefecture of Yixian Yixian Yihsien ApostolicPrefecture of Yueyang Yueyang Yuezhou Yochow ApostolicPrefecture of Zhaotong Zhaotong Chaotung multicol end Elsewhere in Asia ApostolicPrefecture of Battambang Battambang in Cambodia Apostolic ... more details
Wiktionary Apostolic Church may refer to The Armenian Apostolic Church The church of the Apostolic Age Any church of an Apostolic See Apostolic Church denomination , formed in 1916 Catholic Apostolic Church , formed in 1835 Old Apostolic Church New Apostolic Church , formed in 1879 United Apostolic Church , including the Apostolic Church of Queensland and the Apostolic Church of South Africa Apostle Unity Apostolic Church of South Africa Apostolic Church Czech Republic Apostolic Church Slovakia See also Apostolic Christian Church , religious body in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Japan that originates from the Anabaptist movement disambig ... more details
An apostolic executor is a cleric who is charged with putting into practice a Papal rescript . ref CathEncy wstitle Apostolic executor ref References reflist Category Religious occupations RC stub ... more details
notability Books date September 2011 Apostolic Foundations is a book by the late Arthur Katz in which the author probed the attributes of Apostolic Christianity . First published in 1999 while Katz was still alive, the written work was culled largely from Katz s spoken messages on the subject spanning over 30 years of ministry. Katz resisted easy definitions of the word Apostolic, and suggested instead that the word should be apprehended as a quality of Jesus Christ who is the High Priest and Chief Apostle Christian Apostle of our confession. External Links http www.youtube.com watch?v AuaIwmYhlto 1999 Interview w Katz about the book Apostolic Foundations Jewish Voice Television Program Category Christian studies books Apostolic Foundations Category 1999 books Apostolic Foundations ... more details
. Apostolic succession has been defined as the method whereby the ministry of the Christian ... origin directly from one of the apostles or indirectly from through the initiative of an apostolic ... Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 978 0 19 280290 3 , article apostolic succession ref ref name .... 89 ref ref http www.google.com search?tbm bks&tbo 1&q Harrison 22regards the apostolic office 22 ... ISBN 9780802490667 , article Apostle ref Bishops are seen not as succeeding to the apostolic office ... , p. 524 ref Their commission is derived from the apostles they perform apostolic functions and, some ... name ODCC Apostolic succession in the Early Fathers Writing about AD 94, Clement of Rome states that the apostles ... supports some sort of approved continuation of the apostolic ministry ref Jay, Eric G. The Church ... to the idea of the transmission of grace through the apostolic succession which in later centuries was understood as being specifically transmitted through the laying on of hands by a bishop within the apostolic ... founded churches such as his own in Carthage could be considered apostolic if they had derived the tradition of faith and the seeds of doctrine from an apostolic church. ref Jay, Eric G. The Church ... 1959 ref Apostolic succession of bishops rquote right Let them produce the original records of their churches ... and predecessor some one of the apostles or of apostolic men ref cite web url http www.newadvent.org ... accessdate 2011 07 26 ref Tertullian For its adherents, episcopal apostolic succession is transmitted ... on of hands of bishops previously consecrated within the apostolic succession. This lineage of ordination is traceable, according to Apostolic churches, to the original Twelve Apostles , thus making the Church the continuation of the early Apostolic Age Apostolic Christian community . It is one ... and Priesthood presbyters priests ordained by bishops in the apostolic succession can validly celebrate ... , Confession reconciliation of penitents , confirmation and anointing of the sick . Apostolic ... more details
See also Catholic Church hierarchy Equivalents of diocesan bishops in law An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration . An apostolic administration can either be an area that is not yet a diocese a stable apostolic administration or for a diocese that either has no bishop an apostolic administrator sede vacante or, in very rare cases, has an incapacitated bishop apostolic administrator sede plena . Characteristics Apostolic administrators of stable administrations are equivalent in canon law ... bishop. This type of apostolic administrator is usually the bishop of a titular see . Administrators ... full governmental power, can preempt this choice and name an apostolic administrator instead. Sometimes a retiring bishop is designated to be apostolic administrator until his successor takes office. Present cases In August 2008, there were the following stable apostolic administrations, each administered by a bishop. ref http www.gcatholic.com dioceses data typeapad.htm Apostolic Administrations ... of the neighbouring Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh as Apostolic Administrator since 1883. They have ... http www.renewamerica.com columns giunta 110216 ref In addition, the Personal Apostolic Administration ... Brazil Diocese of Campos , and suffragan of Niter i . The personal apostolic administration was formed ... dioceses data typepapd.htm Personal Apostolic Administrations GGatholic.com . Accessed 2008 04 ... diocese dsjmv.html Apostolic Administration of S o Jo o Maria Vianney Catholic Hierarchy.org . Accessed ... of Roman Catholic archdioceses Military ordinariate List of Roman Catholic military dioceses Apostolic Vicariate List of Roman Catholic apostolic vicariates Exarch Modern Eastern Catholic churches List of Eastern Catholic exarchates Apostolic prefect List of Roman Catholic apostolic prefectures Territorial ... apostolic sv Administrator uk ... more details
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