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. 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 the Church to create a diocese. In turn, 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.
The Diocese of Jeonju is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Gwangju, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Chile. Originally, it was established as an apostolic prefecture on 17 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII and was subsequently elevated to apostolic vicariate on 8 May 1955. Its current bishop is Mgr. Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M.
The Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni is a Latin Church missionary ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate. As an exempt territory, it is not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedra is in the Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, in the episcopal see of Trinidad in Bolivia's Amazonian interior.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Leticia in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Leticia, Amazonas, in Colombia.
The Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú is a Latin pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Colombia.
The Diocese of San Vicente del Caguán, shortened to the Diocese of San Vicente, is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Colombia. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Florencia.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano is a Latin missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in southern Colombia.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico, a missionary s-circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church, is located in the Aguarico Canton in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas is a missionary pre-diocesan circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see Catedral Cristo Rey is located in the town of Esmeraldas in Ecuador's homonymous Pacific coastal province. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Galápagos is a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, located on the Galápagos Islands off the Pacific coast of Ecuador, coinciding with the homonymous insular province.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez is a missionary circonsciption of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Napo is a missionary circonscription (quasi-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see, Catedral San José, is located in the city of Tena, capital of Napo Province in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo is an Apostolic Vicariate of the Roman Catholic Church. It has a cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario, located in the city of Puyo, capital of Pastaza Province in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest.
The Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos is a missionary entity of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Cisne, is located in the city of Nueva Loja, Sucumbíos Province in Ecuador.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en [i.e. in] Ecuador is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Vicariate Apostolic of Pilcomayo is a Latin Rite pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Paraguay.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní is a Latin Church missionary jurisdiction or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Venezuela.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church in Venezuela.
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