Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli Vicariatus Apostolicus Tripolitanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Libya |
Metropolitan | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,150,000 km2 (440,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 4,500,000 3.000 (1.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | George Bugeja, OFM |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Tripoli (Latin : Vicariatus Apostolicus Tripolitanus) is a Latin Church missionary territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Tripolitania, Libya.
It is immediately exempt to the Holy See, depending on the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and not part of any ecclesiastical province
Although still named after its episcopal see, it has no cathedral since Tripoli Cathedral was converted into a mosque. Currently the temporary cathedral is the pro-cathedral of St. Francis located in the city of Tripoli that simultaneously serves as a parish church. [1]
As of 2014 [update] , it pastorally served 50,000 Catholics (0.8% of 6,204,000 total) on 1,000,000 km² in one cathedral parish and 15 missions with 5 priests (1 diocesan, 4 religious), and 18 lay religious (6 brothers, 12 sisters). [2]
All members of the Friars Minor, O.F.M. [2]
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