Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia
Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Anatoliensis, Turkish: Anadolu Havarisel Vekilliği) is a Roman Catholic Latin apostolic vicariate in the eastern half of Anatolia (Asian Turkey).
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Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia Vicariatus Apostolicus Anatoliensis Anadolu Havarisel Vekilliği | |
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Location | |
Country | Turkey |
Metropolitan | None (immediately subject to the Holy See) |
Coordinates | 39.09°N 39.70°E |
Population - Catholics | (as of 2010) 4,363 |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Annunciation, İskenderun |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua, Mersin |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Apostolic Vicar | Paolo Bizzeti |
Auxiliary Bishops | Antuan Ilgit |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Vicariate |
The missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction is not part of any ecclesiastical province. It is under the direction of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, an unusual structure for a Latin see, and directly dependent on the Holy See.
Its cathedral seat is the Marian Cathedral of the Annunciation in İskenderun (Alexandria). It has the Co-Cathedral of St. Anthony of Padua in Mersin as well.
As of 2020, the vicariate, which covers 450k square kilometers, had six parishes and two missions to serve a thousand Turkish Christians as well as Christian refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.[3]
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