Apostolic vicariate
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title:
Apostolic vicariate
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An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established. The status of apostolic vicariate is often a promotion for a former apostolic prefecture, while either may have started out as a mission sui iuris. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more. The hope is that the region will generate sufficient numbers of Catholics for
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Territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_vicariate
date created:
2004-05-20T15:43:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T17:33:50Z
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