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  • 61vicariate apostolic — noun (plural vicariates apostolic) : a Roman Catholic missionary district over which a vicar apostolic exercises jurisdiction * * * pl. vicariates apostolic. Rom. Cath. Ch. a district under the jurisdiction of a vicar apostolic …

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  • 62Apostolic vicariate — An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries which do not have a diocese. It is therefore essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more.… …

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  • 63Apostolic Vicariate of Natal — The Vicariate Apostolic of Natal (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Natalensis) was a Roman Catholic missionary, quasi diocesan jurisdiction in South Africa. Antecedents The history of the Catholic Church in South Africa goes back to 1660, when a… …

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  • 64Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia — The Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in the United Arab Emirates. It is a territorial jurisdiction of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church covering the following countries of the Arabian… …

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  • 65Western Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope —     Western Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Western Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope     The Western vicariate and the Central prefecture, although different in name, are virtually one. From 1874 to 1882 the… …

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  • 66Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam — The Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction covering the territory of Brunei Darussalam, a small nation state on the northern coast of Borneo. The vicariate is headed by an apostolic vicar ,… …

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  • 67Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope —     Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope     The Eastern Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope was established in 1847, when the Vicariate of the Cape of Good Hope was… …

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  • 68Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh — Infobox Diocese country = Cambodia name = Phnom Penh jurisdiction = Apostolic Vicariate latin = Apostolicus Vicariatus de Phnom Penh local = ភូមិភាគ​ភ្នំពេញ bishop = Emile Destombes, M.E.P. bishop title = Apostolic Vicar| cathedral = rite = Latin …

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  • 69Apostolic Vicariate of Aisén — The Apostolic Vicariate of Aisén (in Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Aysenensis ) is a see of the Roman Catholic church, in Chile. Originally, it was established as an Apostolic Prefecture on 17 February 1940 by Pope Pius XII and was subsequently… …

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  • 70Apostolic Vicariate of Central Oceania — The Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in the Southern Pacific. History The whole of Oceania had at first been entrusted by the Propaganda Fide to the Society of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary …

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