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  • 11Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-Si —     Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan si     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan si     The Faith was carried for the first time into the Province of Shan si. Norhter China, by the Jesuit and Franciscan Fathers… …

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  • 12Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam in India —     Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam in India     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Ernakulam in India     In May, 1887, the churches of Syrian Rite in Malabar were separated from those of the Latin Rite and formed into the… …

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  • 13Vicariate Apostolic of Fiji —     Vicariate Apostolic of Fiji     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Fiji     Comprising the islands belonging to the Fiji Archipelago. This archipelago forms the central portion of Western Polynesia, and extends between 15 and 20 …

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  • 14Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam —     Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam     Located on the Malabar Coast, India. This vicariate forms part of the territory of the ancient Church of Malabar, which was founded by St.… …

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  • 15Vicariate Apostolic of Lower California —     Vicariate Apostolic of Lower California     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Lower California     Includes the territory of that name in Mexico (Sp. Baja or Vieja California), a peninsula 770 miles long by 30 to 120 broad. It… …

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  • 16Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan-Tung —     Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan tung     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Shan tung     Erected by Gregory XVI (see Pope Gregory XVI) in 1839. The first vicar Apostolic was Louis de Besi, formerly Pro Vicar of Hu …

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  • 17Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia —     The Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia     Arabia formerly belonged to the mission of Galla (Africa), but was made a separate prefecture Apostolic by Pius IX, 21 Jan., 1875. It was… …

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  • 18Vicariate Apostolic of Athabasca —     Vicariate Apostolic of Athabasca     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Athabasca     (Northwest Territories).     Suffragan of Saint Boniface; erected 8 April, 1862, by Pius IX. Bounded on the north by Vicariate of Mackenzie;… …

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  • 19Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan-Tung —     Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan tung     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Shan tung     This mission was separated in 1894 from Northern Shan Tung and erected into a vicariate Apostolic. It includes the three civil …

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  • 20Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara —     Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara     The Sahara is a vast desert of northern Africa, measuring about 932 miles from north to south and 2484 miles from east to west, and dotted with… …

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