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"I was raised in a Pentecostal Apostolic church," she explained.

There, at the Apostolic Palace, Trump met with Pope Francis -- finally.

He later served as Apostolic Nuncio in South Korea and Albania.

Davis claimed same-sex marriage went against her Apostolic Christian beliefs.

He is also considered to be the first Apostolic Father of the Church.

Stephen L. Prokop, a priest of the American Apostolic Catholic Church, is to officiate.

Francis has so far accepted seven, and appointed "apostolic administrators" to run their dioceses.

Brown and the four women are fundamentalist Mormons, part of the Apostolic United Brethren Church.

We will therefore invite the Vatican to conduct an Apostolic Visitation to address these questions.

He energized young people from the pulpit at Bethel Apostolic Church, Ms. Levy, 64, said.

An Armenian Apostolic priest begins to perform sacred rituals as ancient prayers reverberate in harmony.

Reached by phone, Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio, or Vatican ambassador, deferred to the statement.

Since then, Wuerl has remained as the archdiocese's apostolic administrator, akin to an interim manager.

Others, like Paula White, say, are associated with new apostolic reform movements or other fringe theologies.

The two men spoke for 57 minutes in the pope&aposs library in the Apostolic Palace.

"May the best candidate win," Davis, an Apostolic Christian, told Ermold, according to the Associated Press.

The first, an apostolic exhortation called "The Joy of the Gospel," may take Trump by surprise.

White-robed apostolic sects worship in fields and by the roadside; wealthier folk attend gleaming megachurches.

Mesrob Lakissian performed the ceremony at St. Illuminator's Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in New York, with Msgr.

If the communism of the apostolic church is a secret, it is a startlingly open one.

In October, the Vatican announced its own investigation — called an Apostolic Visitation — into the Buffalo diocese.

Frank Nunez, who was ordained in the St. Pio of Pietrelcina Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Church, officiated.

The one, dark room in the AB Apostolic church starts to fill up around 5 p.m.

In October, the Vatican announced its own investigation -- called an Apostolic Visitation -- into the Buffalo diocese.

García Rodríguez, 67, is "characterized by his austerity, apostolic devotion, prayer and virtuous living," the statement said.

With the square closed to the public, Pope Francis delivered his blessing from inside the Apostolic Library.

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Apostolic Exhortations are used to instruct and encourage the Catholic faithful but do not define Church doctrine.

Francis has asked Wuerl to remain as the Washington Archdiocese's apostolic administrator until a successor is named.

By the end of next month, Pope Francis is expected to deliver an apostolic exhortation on family life.

It is home to the Apostolic Palace — the pope's summer residence — which has been kept private until now.

Two decades later, Dias was named Archbishop of Rusubisir and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Ghana, Togo and Benin.

In accepting his resignation now, Francis asked that Cardinal Wuerl remain as the apostolic administrator of the archdiocese.

He has pointedly rejected some of the privileges of his office, declining to live in the Apostolic Palace.

Schock grew up in an apostolic Christian household where, in his early years, watching TV was a sin.

Eight are apostolic vicariates and one is an apostolic prefecture.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey."Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul" GCatholic.org.

The Vicariate Apostolic of Shiré () was an Apostolic vicariate located in Nyasaland Protectorate, Africa. It was formed from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa in 1903. In 1952, the Apostolic Vicariate of Shiré was renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Blantyre. In 1959 it was promoted as the Archdiocese of Blantyre.

The first apostolic exarch, George Calavassy, was appointed only after the war, in 1920. On June 11, 1932, it lost territory to establish the Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Greece.Catholic Hierarchy: Apostolic Exarchate of Greece (Greek) In 1936, it was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul or of Constantinople. On November 25, 1999, Bishop Louis Pelâtre, A.A., Apostolic Vicar of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul,Catholic Hierarchy: Louis Pelâtre was named apostolic administrator of the exarchate.

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Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (born 22 April 1942) is a Catholic bishop. He is the current Vicar Apostolic in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. On 13 May, 2020, Bishop Hinder was also appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia.

They founded the Apostolic Church and many members of the New Apostolic Church followed them.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Meki () is a Latin Catholic apostolic vicariate located in Meki, Ethiopia.

On May 18, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Banach to the additional post of Apostolic Nuncio to the Solomon Islands. On March 19, 2016, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania. To that was added the titles Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde on July 9, 2016, and Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau on August 22, 2016. On May 13, 2017, Pope Francis changed his title in Mauritania to Apostolic Nuncio.

There formally are an Apostolic Nunciature to Botswana and an Apostolic Nunciature to Swaziland, but both are vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to South Africa (as are the Apostolic Nunciature to Namibia and to the kingdom of Lesotho, which have their own episicopal conferences).

So it was that the Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District was created, along with the Apostolic Vicariate of the Northern District and the Apostolic Vicariate of the Midland District.

On 14 February 1952 the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda was divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Kabgayi under Bishop Déprimoz and the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyundo under Bishop Aloys Bigirumwami.

On 13 September 2017, Pope Francis appointed Girelli Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine. Two days later, Girelli was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus.

As in a regular diocese, the vicar apostolic may appoint priests as vicars exercising limited jurisdiction over the apostolic vicariate. Normally, however, an apostolic vicariate is administered by a titular bishop of its own. When someone who does not qualify or has not been ordained as bishop is appointed ad interim, he may be styled Pro-apostolic vicar. An apostolic vicariate is to be distinguished from an apostolic prefecture, a similar type of territory whose chief distinction from an apostolic vicariate is that its prefect is not a titular bishop, but a mere priest.

Logo of the Apostolic Church (Apostle Unity) The Apostolic Church (Apostle Unity) is the South African branch of the United Apostolic Church. It has roots in the Catholic Apostolic Church of the early 19th century. It was founded in 1955 as a schism of the New Apostolic Church. It is part of a branch of Christianity called Irvingism and is separate from Protestantism.

Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Northern Africa on 27 February 1965. On 14 July 1967, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho and on 16 July 1967 Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa. On 11 August 1971, he was named Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India. On 11 June 1976 he was named Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Netherlands.

In 1927, the Pyongyang apostolic prefecture was carved out from the then Diocese of Seoul. The prefecture was entrusted to Maryknoll priests who had worked there since 1923. Monsignor Patrick Byrne, former apostolic delegate to Seoul from 1947 to 1950, became its first apostolic prefect. The prefecture was elevated to apostolic vicariate in 1939 and Bishop William O'Shea became the first apostolic vicar.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta (), originally the Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta, is an apostolic vicariate in Pakistan. It comprises the civil province of Balochistan and the Kachhi region of Punjab, Pakistan.

The Old Apostolic Church (OAC) is a Christian faith community with roots in the Catholic Apostolic Church. The Old Apostolic Church is a branch of Christianity separate from Protestantism and Catholicism.

On 30 November 1996 Blessed John Paul II split the Vicariate Apostolic of Mitú-Puerto Inírida in two and created the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú and the Vicariate Apostolic of Inírida.

The Prefecture Apostolic of Udonthani was created on May 7, 1953, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare was split. On December 18, 1965 the Prefecture Apostolic was elevated to a diocese.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Equatorial Guinea is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Delegate.The title Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon; he resides in Yaounde. Pope Paul VI established the Apostolic Delegation to Equatorial Guinea in 1971 and Pope John Paul II created the Apostolic Nunciature to Equatorial Guinea on 28 December 1981.

On 31 January 1973 he was named Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bangladesh. On 25 March 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho. His term as an Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Republic of China ended in April 1979, which is the last de jure Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Republic of China. On 6 November 1984, he was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Netherlands.

It was established on 27 March 2002 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay when it split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan. The later becoming the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa.

Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, the principal church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara The Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Eritrea. Centered in Asmara it was at first the Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea and then the Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea.

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On 8 February 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Leticia from the Vicariate Apostolic of Caquetá. Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 23 October 2000.

On 5 April 1954 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Guapi from the Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco. Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 13 February 2001.

Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. (13 June 1884 – 5 April 1962) was a Catholic priest who was Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda and then of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kabgayi.

The Carnatic Mission was reorganized when new Vicariates Apostolic were created: Vicariate Apostolic of Madras in 1832, of Madurai in 1836 and the Vicariates of Visakhapatnam, Mysore and Coimbatore in 1845. Pondicherry became a Vicariate Apostolic of the Coromandel coast, on 1 September 1836, with Mgr. Bonnand as its first Vicar Apostolic. This Vicariate Apostolic was raised to an Archbishopric on 01-09-1886, with Mgr.

By then there were thirty thousand Christians in the Vicariate. The name was changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi and Kivu in 1921. On 25 April 1922 the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda was created from the former Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu, led by Bishop Léon-Paul Classe. On 14 February 1952 this was divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Kabgayi and the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyundo.

In 1991 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi. By 1996 he was Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and in 1999 he moved on to Peru. On 8 November 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal. He also served in the Apostolic Nunciature in Australia in the late 1970s and in the United Kingdom under Apostolic Nuncio Barbaroto.

Established 2012.02.11 on as Apostolic Prefecture of Robe on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Meki.

Besides, the dialogue states that apostolic succession "consists at least in continuity of apostolic doctrine, but this is not in opposition to succession through continuity of ordained ministry" (Ref I, 100). While the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue distinguishes between apostolic succession in faith (in substantive meaning) and apostolic succession as ministerial succession of bishops; agreed that "succession in the sense of the succession of ministers must be seen within the succession of the whole church in the apostolic faith" (Ministry, 61; cf. Malta, 48). Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church asserts that apostolic succession means something more than just a transmission of authorities; it witnesses to the apostolic faith from the same apostolic faith, and in communion with other Churches (attached to the apostolic communion).

Many Oneness Pentecostals see their movement as being a restoration of the Apostolic Church, which is why many of them refer to themselves as "apostolic" or to their movement as the "Apostolic Pentecostal" movement.

Established on 1940.02.13 as Apostolic Prefecture of Hosanna, on territories split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Neghelli and then Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma (now Nekemte) and run by missionary Capuchin Friars Minor. Suppressed on 1977.12.30, its territory being reassigned to establish the then Apostolic Prefecture of Soddo–Hosanna.

The Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon was created on May 7, 1953, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare was split. In 1965 the western part of the territory was split off and became the Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhon Ratchasima. On December 18, 1965 the Vicariate Apostolic was elevated to a diocese.

The Apostolic Vicariate of England (and Wales) was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic (or apostolic vicar) who was a titular bishop. The apostolic vicariate was created in 1623 and was divided into four districts in 1688.

The Apostolic History Network is an interdenominational and independent organization researching Apostolic church history. Apostolic History Network is a registered charity under the name of Netzwerk Apostolische Geschichte e.V. at the court of Bielefeld, Germany.

Established on 1994.06.10 as Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga (Gimma–Bonga in Curiate Italiano), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte. Lost territory on 2000.11.16 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella.

On 10 July 1952 the western part of the vicariate became Apostolic Prefecture of Fort Rosebery (Mansa), while the eastern part became the Apostolic Vicariate of Kasama. Marcel Daubechies remained as Vicar Apostolic of Kasama.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Requena () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in the city of Requena in Peru.

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes () is an apostolic vicariate located in the town of Reyes in Bolivia.

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Camiri () is an apostolic vicariate located in the city of Camiri in Bolivia.

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Pando () is an apostolic vicariate located in the city of Riberalta in Bolivia.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Rodrigues () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located on the island of Rodrigues in Mauritius.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare () was a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate, located in the central eastern region of Colombia.

Prefecture Apostolic of Jos. Typescript.Sirlinger, Father E. 1942. A grammar of the Goemai Language. Prefecture Apostolic of Jos. Typescript.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Luxembourg is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Luxembourg. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The title Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium; he resides in Brussels. Pope Paul VI established the Apostolic Internunciature to Luxembourg in January 1891 and Pope Pius XII raised it to the status of Apostolic Nunciature to Luxembourg on 24 October 1955.

Holy See-Papua New Guinea relations of diplomatic character were established in 1973 when an Apostolic Delegation of Papua New Guinea (from Apostolic Delegation of Australia and Papua New Guinea) were created. In 1976, this delegation was created as Apostolic Delegation of Papua New Guinea and The Solomon Islands. In 1977, the Vatican established the Apostolic Nunciature of Papua New Guinea and Apostolic Delegation of Solomon Islands). The Holy See established its Apostolic Nunciature in Port Moresby the capital and largest city in Papua New Guinea.

On 22 May 1876, the vicariate apostolic was divided in two: the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Japan with its center in Nagasaki and Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan with its center in Tokyo. Pierre Marie Osouf was the first Ordinary (Catholic Church) of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Japan. On April 17, 1891. the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Japan was divided into the Archdiocese of Tokyo and the Diocese of Hakodate.

On 5 April 1975, Pope Paul named him the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Niger and Senegal as well as Apostolic Delegate to Mali, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau. On 10 June 1978, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia. On 21 January 1986 Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain. His title changed to Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain on 13 April 1993.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia () is an apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church with territorial jurisdiction for Oman, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The vicar apostolic of the vicariate is Paul Hinder, OFM Cap. It was first established in 1888 (as the Apostolic Vicariate of Aden) and took its current name in 2011. The see of the vicar apostolic is in St. Joseph's Cathedral in Abu Dhabi.

It was established in 1926 as Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia, on Bulgarian territory split off from the suppressed Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople and both its daughters Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia and Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Thrace (which also covered Greece, Turkey and Macedonia), reuniting the original Balkanic jurisdiction.

In 1951 Riberi left mainland China following the relocation of the Government of the Republic of China to Taiwan. In 1966 the Apostolic Internunciature in China was upgraded to an Apostolic Nunciature. Since then, the Apostolic Nunciature to China sits at Taipei, Taiwan. Giuseppe Caprio became the first Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China.

It was established on 11 June 1932 as the Apostolic Exarchate of Greece, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Exarchate of Turkey of Europe (sic, meaning European Turkey; with see in transcontinental Istanbul alias Constantinople in Turkey; now called 'Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul'), whose Apostolic Exarch transferred to the new exarchate.

The archdiocese was established on 22 November 1886 as the Mission sui iuris of the Belgian Congo, from territory taken from both the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo (in Cubango, Angola) and the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas (in Gabon). It was promoted on 11 May 1888 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Congo. Over time, it lost territory repeatedly: to establish the Mission sui juris of Kwango on 18 April 1892, the Apostolic Prefecture of Uélé on 12 May 1898, the Mission sui juris of Kasaï Supérieur on 26 July 1901, the Apostolic Prefecture of Stanley Falls on 3 August 1904, the Apostolic Prefecture of Ubangui Belge on 7 April 1911, and the Apostolic Prefecture of Matadi and the Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Katanga on 1 July 1911. On 3 April 1919, it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Léopoldville. It lost territory several times more: to establish the Mission sui juris of Bikoro on 3 January 1931, the Apostolic Vicariate of Boma on 26 February 1934, the Apostolic Prefecture of Kole on 14 June 1951, and the Apostolic Vicariate of Inongo on 29 June 1953.

On 1 September 1942 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Reyes from the Vicariate Apostolic of El Beni.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma () is a Roman Catholic apostolic Vicariate located in the city of Ingwavuma in South Africa.

On February 18, 1922, the Apostolic Prefecture of Nagoya was formed out of the Apostolic Prefecture of Niigata and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tōkyō. Forty years later, on April 16, 1962, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to diocese.

On 13 July 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of San José de Amazonas from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 3 July 1955.

On 17 February 1893 Pope Leo XIII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza from the Vicariate Apostolic of Napo. Pope Pius XII shortened its name to the Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez on 12 April 1951.

The territory was originally part of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Gallas, but it was separated into an apostolic prefecture by Pope Pius IX on 21 January 1875. On 25 April 1888, Pope Leo XIII made the Apostolic Vicarate of Aden, located in Yemen. On the 28 June 1889, the name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia, responsible for the countries of the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding region: Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Somalia and Yemen. On 29 June 1953, the then Apostolic Prefecture of Kuwait (which has become the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia) was separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia.

On 9 June 1949 Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Mitú on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Los Llanos de San Martín. It lost split-off territory on 19 January 1989 when the Apostolic Vicariate of San José del Guaviare (now a diocese) was created. On 19 June 1989 Pope John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic (entitled to a titular bishop) and named it the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú-Puerto Inírida. It was split in two on 30 November 1996, creating the hence renamed Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú and the split-off Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida.

Apostolic Nunciature in the Republic of China (Taiwan) Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia. An apostolic nunciature is a top-level diplomatic mission of the Holy See, equivalent to an embassy. However, it does not issue visas, nor does it have consulates. The head of the Apostolic Nunciature is called a nuncio, an ecclesiastical diplomatic title.

He was consecrated a bishop on 6 January 2000 by Pope John Paul II. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique on 3 July 2003. On 24 October 2008 he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia. He was given additional responsibilities as Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti on 18 December 2008.

A year after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, the Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia was suppressed on 25 March 1937.Apostolic constitution Quo in Aethiopiae regionibus (Acta Apostolicae Sedis 1937, pp. 357–358 From its territory three new apostolic prefectures were formed (Gondar, Tigray and Dessie), while Danakil was annexed to the (Latin-Church) Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea. The territory of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Galla was altered on 25 March 1937 to coincide with that of Harrar Governorate and its name was changed to Apostolic Vicariate of Harar.

Cornelius Sim (who was the Vicar General of Miri-Brunei, and a Bruneian priest) as its first apostolic prefect. On 22 February 1998, the Apostolic Prefecture of Brunei Darussalam came into being with the proclamation of the papal bull to the faithful and the installation of the apostolic prefect. On 20 October 2004, less than seven years after it was formed, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to an apostolic vicariate. Msgr. Sim was appointed the first apostolic vicar, carrying the dignity of a titular bishop: his episcopal ordination took place in January 2005.

It was established on 10 April 1910 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Palawan when it split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaro (now a Metropolitan Archdiocese). On 3 July 1955, it was promoted to an Apostolic Vicariate (then the Apostolic Vicariate of Palawan). On 27 March 2002, it was renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa and lost part of its territory when the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay was established.

On 4 October 1886, Pope Leo XIII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos y Macas from the Vicariate Apostolic of Napo. Its name was changed to the Apostolic Prefecture of Canelos by Pope Pius XI on 19 February 1930. The prefecture was elevated to the status of Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos by Pope Paul VI on 29 September 1964. Its name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Puyo on 18 May 1976.

On 27 February 1921 Pope Benedict XV established the Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic by Pope Pius XI on 3 June 1936. It lost territory in 1946 when the Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier was established. The vicariate's name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas on 10 November 1960.

In the 19th century was established Apostolic Delegation in Colombia. On May 8, 1916 became the apostolic Internunciature. July 20, 1917 was elevated to the rank of Apostolic Nuncio. Nunzio is the seat of the capital of Bogota.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus on 15 July 2011. On 13 November 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine. On 4 July 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain.

On 17 January 2004, John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and Djibouti and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him apostolic nuncio to Albania on 26 July 2008. He retired on 1 September 2016.

The Apostolic Vicariate of San Ramón () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in the city of San Ramón in Peru.

Member: Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derera, apostolic vicar of Soddo, Ethiopia. Substitute: Bishop Markos Gebremedhin, C.M., apostolic vicar of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia.

On 13 December 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez from the Vicariate Apostolic of Chiquitos.

On 29 October 1999 Blessed John Paul II established the Apostolic Vicariate of Trinidad from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Casanare.

The Apostolic Vicariate (originally Apostolic Prefecture) of Micronesia was a 19th-century Roman Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in Micronesia (Oceania).

The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in the city of Puerto Maldonado in Peru.

Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc is a Filipino Bishop and the current Vicar-Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe since 2015.

On 16 November 2000 it was established as Apostolic prefecture of Gambella, on territory split-off from the Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga, the only other one in Ethiopia observing the Roman rite (like all five Apostolic vicariates in the predominantly Coptic country). On 5 December 2009 it was promoted an apostolic vicariate, since entitled to a titular bishop.

The only religious communities of men were the Capuchin convent at Clemenswerth and the Apostolic School of the Marists at Meppen. The religious orders of women include Benedictines, Borromeans, Franciscans, Ursulines and others. As Apostolic administrator, the bishop was Vicar Apostolic of the Northern Missions of Germany and Prefect-Apostolic of Schleswig-Holstein (as of 1868).

The Apostolic Vicariate of Aysén (in Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus 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 elevated to Apostolic Vicariate on 8 May 1955. Its current bishop (Vicar Apostolic) is Mgr. Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M.

Apostolic networks are non- denominational alliances of independent churches and ministries. Apostolic networks of non-denominational alliances of churches and ministries are among the fastest growing movements in the modern Christian world. The following are examples of apostolic networks.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon is a diplomatic post within the Catholic Church. The Apostolic Nuncio represents the pope. The Apostolic Nunciature in Lebanon was established on 21 March 1947 with the For christifidelium salutem by Pope Pius XII.

On 17 July 1993, Berloco was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica. On 5 May 1998, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador and Belize. On 24 February 2005, Berloco was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela.

The Reformation in Norway ended organized Roman Catholic practice in 1537. Between 1688 and 1834 northern Norway formally formed part of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of the Nordic Missions, before it passed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden in 1834. In 1855 Norway north of the polar circle became part of the new Apostolic Prefecture of the North Pole. This only lasted until August 17, 1869, when northern Norway rejoined with the rest of Norway in the new Apostolic Prefecture of Norway (upgraded to Apostolic Vicariate of Norway in 1892). In 1931 the Apostolic Vicariate of Norway was divided into three Catholic jurisdictions, one for southern Norway (called Apostolic Vicariate of Oslo, 1931–1953; Diocese of Oslo since) and another for central Norway (called Missionary District of Central Norway, 1931–1935; Apostolic Prefecture of Central Norway, 1935–1953; Apostolic Vicariate of Central Norway, 1953–1979; Prelature of Trondheim since).

Conclaves are now held in the Sistine Chapel of the Apostolic Palace.John Paul II (22 February 1996). Universi Dominici gregis . Apostolic constitution.

On 30 July 1954, Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita from territory taken from the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní.

On 1921.01.10 it was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Cimbebasia. On 1926.05.11 this was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Windhoek, on 1994.03.

Apostolic Nunciature in Vilnius The Apostolic Nunciature to Lithuania is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Lithuania. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

That apostolic administration ended on 25 August 2018. On 23 April 2017, Bishop Anthony Muheria was appointed Archbishop of Nyeri Archdiocese. On the same day, he was appointed apostolic administrator of Kitui Diocese. That apostolic administration ended on 29 August 2020.

The Network provides all those who are interested in the history of the apostolic communities, like the Catholic Apostolic Church, the New Apostolic Church, Old Apostolic Church or the United Apostolic Church, a platform for exchanging information and materials. Annual meetings and seminars are held in Germany or other parts of Europe. The Network operates on an interdenominational basis, with participants in the Network belonging to different denominations. Meetings and participation in the network are open to everyone.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Savannakhet was originally established as the Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek on 21 December 1950, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Laos was split into two parts. The western part in Thailand was renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare, while the Laotian part was formed into a new prefecture. On 24 February 1958 it was elevated to an Apostolic Vicariate. In 1963 the name was changed to Savannakhet, even though its see remained in Thakhek, Khammouan province.

Churches with emblem (Karlsruhe, Karlstraße) New Apostolic Church in Dortmund- Lanstrop New Apostolic Church in Otterndorf New Apostolic Church in Wittmund The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a chiliastic Christian church that split from the now defunct Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany. The church has existed since 1863 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands. It came about from the schism in Hamburg in 1863, when it demerged from the Catholic Apostolic Church, which itself started in the 1830s as a renewal movement in, among others, the Anglican Church and Church of Scotland. Premillennialism and the Second Coming of Christ are at the forefront of the New Apostolic doctrines.

Vincent de Paul While members of apostolic societies have some community life, the mission of the community is given emphasis."Societies of Apostolic Life", Vincentian Encyclopedia According to Robert P. Maloney CM, community life should be strong enough to be supportive to those who have pledged to pursue the same apostolic purpose, and flexible enough to allow members to respond to the urgent needs of those they serve. In community, apostolic societies must maintain a balance between prayer and active works.Maloney CM, Robert P., "Spirituality of Societies of Apostolic Life", Meeting of Members of Societies of Apostolic Life - Ariccia, Italy - November 23-25, 1997 The work of various apostolic societies differs significantly from one another.

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez () is an apostolic vicariate located in the town of Concepción, Santa Cruz in Bolivia.

On 22 December 1999 Blessed John Paul II established the Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Carreño when the Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada was suppressed.

On 22 December 1999 Blessed John Paul II established the Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán when the Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada was suppressed.

In 1631, Jacinto Esquivel, a Spanish Dominican friar, build a church in Northern Taiwan. In chronological order, Taiwan belonged to the Apostolic Vicariate (now Archdiocese) of Nanjing) (1660), the Apostolic Vicariate of Fujian (now the Archdiocese of Fuzhou (1696) and the Apostolic Vicariate (now diocese) of Xiamen (1883). In 1913, the Apostolic Prefecture of the Island of Taiwan (then called Formosa in foreign languages) was established out of the Diocese of Xiamen. It was renamed Apostolic Prefecture of Kaohsiung (Gaoxiong) in 1949, when the Apostolic Prefecture of Taipei (now the Archdiocese of Taipei) was established out of its territory.

On 12 November 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva and apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua. Pope Benedict consecrated him a bishop on 6 January 2013. On 4 November 2017 Pope Francis appointed him apostolic nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, and Apostolic Delegate to the Antilles. He received additional assignments: as Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Grenada, and the Bahamas on 27 February 2018; as Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname on 9 March 2018; and Apostolic Nuncio to Belize on 8 September 2018.

On 18 October 1897, the Apostolic Prefecture of French Guinea was established on French colonial territories canonically split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Senegambia (based in Senegal) and the Apostolic Vicariate of Sierra Leone (in Sierra Leone). On 18 April 1920, it became the Apostolic Vicariate of French Guinea, hence entitled to a titular bishop. On 12 May 1949, it was renamed after its see as Apostolic Vicariate of Conakry, having lost territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Kankan, now one of its suffragan dioceses. On 14 September 1955, was elevated as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Conakry.

He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Eclano and was appointed Apostolic Pro- Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands on 27 July 1985. In 1989, Vegliò was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verde, and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania on 21 October and on 25 November Pro-Nuncio to Mali. He was promoted to full Apostolic Nuncio to four of those countries—all but Mauritania—in December 1994. On 2 October 1997, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon and Kuwait a well as Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula.

On September 23, 1983, Pope John Paul II named him a titular bishop and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka. He was consecrated a bishop on November 20, 1983, by Cardinal Agostino Casaroli. On February 6, 1988, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho. He was then given additional titles as the Delegation to Southern Africa was transformed into country-specific missions, including Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland on April 17, 1993; Apostolic Delegate to Namibia and to Botswana on March 5, 1994; and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa on June 25, 1994.

The New Apostolic Church is not currently a member of the World Council of Churches. The New Apostolic Church allows all people, no matter their denomination, to participate in the Holy Communion. It also allows New Apostolic Christians to participate in the Eucharist of another church. The New Apostolic Christians pray the New King James Version of the Our Father, since Pentecost 2008.

Glenmary has established more than 100 mission churches that have been turned over to local dioceses. As "Congregation of the Apostolic Life", the group seeks to balance its specific apostolic charism of missionary outreach with a life lived in community which provides necessary mutual friendship, prayer, and support. As with all Congregations of Apostolic Life, the apostolic work takes priority.

On 8 March 1951 it was name Apostolic Vicariate of Endeh, after its see, having lost territories to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Larantuka and the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruteng. On 20 October 1959 another split established the Apostolic Prefecture of Weetebula. On 3 January 1961 it became Metropolitan Archdiocese of Endeh. On 14 May 1974 it was renamed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ende.

Throughout the 1630s, Donghi was employed in a number of administrative positions in Rome including referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. On 15 June 1635 he was appointed Protonotary Apostolic de numero participantium and Cleric of the Apostolic Camera (Treasury).Buonaccorsi, p. 426. He rose to the post of President of the Apostolic Chamber.

On 20 September 2003 he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Thailand, to Singapore, and to Cambodia, as well as apostolic delegate to Myanmar, to Laos, to Malaysia and to Brunei. On 8 May 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to India and on 13 November 2010 to Nepal. On 6 August 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.

On 23 May he received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Ricardo J. Vidal. On 10 November 2011, Pope Benedict named him Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania. Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula on 5 April 2016. He was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain and United Arab Emirates on 26 April 2016.

The Carnatic Mission was reorganized when new apostolic vicariates were created: Madras in 1832, Madurai in 1836, and the vicariates of Visakhapatnam, Mysore and Coimbatore in 1845. Pondicherry became an apostolic vicariate of the Coromandel coast, on 1 September 1836, with Mgr. Bonnand as its first vicar apostolic. This apostolic vicariate was raised to an archbishopric on 1 September 1886, with Mgr.

On January 6, 1857 Pope Pius IX established the Vicariate Apostolic of Nebraska from the Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains. The Rev. James Myles O'Gorman, O.C.S.O. from New Melleray Monastery near Dubuque, Iowa was named the Apostolic Vicar on January 28, 1859. It lost territory when the Vicariate Apostolic of Montana was created in 1883.

The See of Fairbanks was established from the Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska on July 27, 1894, which was created from the Diocese of Vancouver Island. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on December 22, 1916. The Diocese of Juneau was carved out of the apostolic vicariate on June 23, 1951. On August 8, 1962, the apostolic vicariate was elevated to a diocese.

Apostolic Nunciature to Belarus in Minsk The Apostolic Nunciature to Belarus is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Belarus. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

It was established on 1940.02.13, during the Italian occupation, as an apostolic prefecture on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Gimma (now Nekemte). On 1951.10.31 it was suppressed, its territory becoming part of the new Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Ababa.

On 5 January 2013, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala. On 6 January he received his episcopal consecration from Pope Benedict XVI. On 4 November 2019, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and Apostolic Delegate to the Arab League.

Apostolic Nunciature in Vienna The Apostolic Nuncio to Austria is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The apostolic nunciature in Andorra was established on 16 June 1995.vatican.va The Apostolic Nuncio is also nuncio in Spain and lives in Madrid. The current Apostolic Nuncio is the Archbishop Renzo Fratini, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 20 April 2009.

In 1696, he resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul. He served as Vicar Apostolic of Malabar until his death on 14 April 1697.

The Old Apostolic Church's roots are found in the Catholic Apostolic Church, that was established in 1832 as an outflow of the Albury Movement.

On 28 June 1897, it was established as Apostolic Vicariate of the Gilbert Islands (Insularum Gilbertinarum in Latin) from Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Mariana Islands was a Roman Catholic apostolic prefecture (early missionary stage of a diocese) in Micronesia, in the South Sea.

It was established on 7 April 1883 as Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Tracia alias Hadrianopolis (after its see Adrianople, now Edirne, in Turkish Thrace) on Ottoman Turkish and Bulgarian territory in Thrace split off from the Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople.Vicariate Apostolic of Tracia (Bulgarian) In 1926 it was suppressed, its territory like that of its sister Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia and their mother Constantinople being reassigned to establish the Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Sofia.

The Apostolic Faith Church, formerly the Apostolic Faith Mission, is a Pentecostal Christian denomination, with nationwide reach and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States. The Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland was founded in 1906 by Florence L. Crawford, who was affiliated with William J. Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival of Los Angeles, California. By 1908 Crawford had independently founded what would become the Apostolic Faith Church. Since July 2000, the Superintendent General of the Apostolic Faith Church has been Darrel Lee.

The Apostolic Pastoral Congress or Apostolic Pastoral Congress of Great Britain, is a collegiate collective of Christian bishops, pastors and other clergy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Apostolic Pastoral Congress forms part of the Convergence Movement, and its bishops claim apostolic succession. The Apostolic Pastoral Congress is a member of Churches Together in England. The organisation is also a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and the Evangelical Alliance of Great Britain.

In 1913, Klibbe was excommunicated from the New Apostolic Church. He then founded the New Apostolic Church (Africa). Klibbe later renamed the church the Old Apostolic Church of Africa. Also in 1913, he ordained his son-in-law H. Velde as priest in Swakopmund, Namibia.

It borders on its mother diocese Changde and those of Yuanling 沅陵 and Yichang 宜昌 as well as on the Apostolic Prefecture of Shashi 沙市 and Apostolic Prefecture of Yueyang 岳陽. It is vacant, under an Apostolic administrator since 2012.

Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, Bishop Joseph Coutts (Faisalabad), Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha (Lahore), and Bishop Andrew Francis (Multan) spoke on the occasion. On 29 April 2010 Pope Benedict XVI elevated the Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta to the rank of apostolic vicariate.

This was a departure from the organization the Church of God (Apostolic) had, where an Overseer and an "International General Assembly" ran the church and its property. The Apostolic Church of Christ (Pentecostal) left the Church of God (Apostolic) under Overseer Charles W. Conn.

Sampson Igwe is a Nigerian Christian clergyman and the president of the Apostolic Church Nigeria. He was inducted as the national president of the Apostolic Church Nigeria at an induction ceremony on July 30, 2017 at The Apostolic Church Nigeria, National Temple, Ororunda, Ketu, Lagos.

Pope Francis added to his responsibilities in the course of the year, naming him Apostolic Nuncio to the Seychelles on 26 September, Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius on 24 October, and Apostolic Delegate to the Comoros with similar responsibility for Réunion as well on 13 November.

On 21 February 2013 Pope Benedict XVI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Leguízamo–Solano, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo, the remainder of which was soon after renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of San Vicente del Caguán.

The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Puyo () is an Apostolic Vicariate (missionary pre-diocesan circumscription) 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.

In 1688 Norway became part of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Nordic Missions. The Paderborn bishops functioned as administrators of the apostolic vicariate. In 1834 the Catholic missions in Norway became part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden, seated in the Swedish capital Stockholm.

Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church Lists of Armenian Churches cover Armenian Apostolic, Catholic or Evangelical church buildings in different countries.

The Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Italy () is an Apostolic Exarchate (pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church covers its faithful in Italy.

On 5 February 2014, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Mali as well. He was appointed apostolic nuncio to El Salvador on 25 May 2018.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Congo (or Apostolic Prefecture of Portuguese Congo) was a Roman Catholic pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction in Central Africa's Congo basin.

On 18 December 1982, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio to Panama. He received his episcopal consecration from Pope John Paul on 6 January 1983. On 21 August 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay. On 18 March 1995, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and on 28 October Apostolic Delegate to Libya.

He was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine on May 13, 1974. He also held the title Apostolic Visitor to Greece. Carew was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan on August 30, 1983, and he retired from that post on November 11, 1997, upon the appointment of his successor. He died in St. John's on May 8, 2012.

Gay Apostolic Pentecostals are people who adhere to the beliefs of the Pentecostal churches and who identify as LGBT affirming. Gay Apostolic Pentecostals first began to organize separately from mainline Apostolic churches in 1980 in Schenectady, NY.20th Century Pentecostal History, part of the Ministerial Training Course of the Apostolic Institute of Ministry (AIM). AIM is the educational division of the Affirming Pentecostal Church.

On 1 February 1993 he was named Apostolic Nuncio to the Central African Republic and the Republic of the Congo as well. On 31 March 1999, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Syria. On 10 January 2004, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. On 28 May 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

On 16 February 1985, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan, and Apostolic Delegate to the Red Sea Region. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada on 9 April 1985. On 13 March 1990, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda. On 6 March 1999, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

Pope Paul VI founded by the Apostolic constitution Qui benignissimo the Apostolic Exarchate in Canada on April 9, 1968. On October 13, 1980 Pope John Paul II issued a bull Qui benignissimo, which established the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur. On September 1, 1984 Pope John Paul II issued a bull Beati Petri, which transformed the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur in an eparchy.

Whereas Norway north of the polar circle became the Apostolic Prefecture of the North Pole in 1855, the rest of Norway stayed with the Swedish vicariate. When a new Catholic missionary jurisdiction was established, it was not at any of the ancient episcopal sees but a mission “sui iuris” on 7 August 1868, created out of parts of North Pole prefecture and the Norwegian part of the Swedish vicariate. On 17 August 1869 the mission became the apostolic prefecture of Norway. On 11 March 1892 the Apostolic Prefecture of Norway was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Norway, with an altered name as the Apostolic Vicariate of Norway and Spitsbergen between 1 June 1913 and 15 December 1925. On 10 April 1931 the apostolic vicariate was divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Oslo (extant 1931–1953; comprising southern Norway), a Catholic jurisdiction for central Norway (called Missionary District of Central Norway, 1931–1935; Apostolic Prefecture of Central Norway, 1935–1953; Apostolic Vicariate of Central Norway, 1953–1979; Prelature of Trondheim since), and a jurisdiction for Norway north of the polar circle (called Missionary District of Northern Norway, 1931–1944; Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Norway, 1944–1955; Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Norway, 1955–1979; Prelature of Tromsø since).

On 23 May 1898, it was established as Apostolic Prefecture of German Solomon Islands on territory split from the Apostolic Vicariate of New Pomerania which was entrusted to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Issoudun. On 21 January 1904, it was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Solomon Islands. On 31 May 1930, it was Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Solomon Islands, with titular bishops as ordinaries. On 11 June 1959, it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Solomon Islands.

Pope Gregory XVI had divided Oceania into two vicariates apostolic. The evangelization of the Vicariate Apostolic of Oriental Oceania (consisting of the prefectures apostolic of Tahiti, the Marquesas, and the Sandwich Islands) was entrusted to the Picpus Fathers, then recently established by Pierre Coudrin. The Vicariate Apostolic of Occidental Oceania was likewise entrusted to the Society of Mary, Marianists and Marists, founded in 1836 at Lyon by Jean-Claude-Marie Colin. Shortly after the disappearance at sea of the Vicar Apostolic of Oriental Oceania, Msgr.

It was established as the Vicariate Apostolic of Sierra Leone, on 13 April 1858 by Pope Pius IX, taking territory from the Vicariate Apostolic of Two Guineas and Senegambia. It itself lost territory in 1897 to the Prefecture Apostolic of Guinea Francese and in 1903 to the Prefecture Apostolic of Liberia. The vicariate was elevated to the status of a diocese, taking the name of Freetown and Bo on 18 April 1950. In 1952, the Prefecture Apostolic of Makeni was split off from its territory.

After the Scottish Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church abandoned the hierarchy and for nearly a century Roman Catholics in Scotland were under the jurisdiction of the English prefects and vicars apostolic. In 1653, the Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland was established, which was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic in 1694. On 23 July 1727, Scotland was divided into the Vicariates Apostolic of the Lowland District and the Highland District, each headed by a vicar apostolic., The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 3, p. 459.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Victoria Nyanza was divided into three parts in 1894. Bishop John Joseph Hirth took the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Nyanza, the English Mill Hill Missionaries took the eastern part, called the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile, and Antonin Guillermain was assigned the western part, called the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Nyanza. On 12 January 1895 Guillermain was appointed Titular Bishop of Thabraca and Vicar Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza. Guillermain moved the seminary from Rubaga to Kisubi on Lake Victoria in 1895.

Apostolic Nunciature in Berlin The Apostolic Nunciature to Germany is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Germany with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature has been located in Berlin since 1925, in union with the new Apostolic Nuncio to Prussia until 1934. Between 1920 and 1925 the nunciature was held in personal union by the Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria, seated in Munich.

25) # Giovanni Benelli (June 11, 1966 - June 3, 1977) as papal diplomat : Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Senegal (1966.06.11 – 1967.06.29), Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa (1966.06.11 – 1967.06.

Ibrahim Salameh, SMSP (born December 10, 1945 in Marmarita, Homs Governorate, Syria) is the current Apostolic Exarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina.

Its Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier is the see of the Latin Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Donkorkrom, which was founded in 2007 as an apostolic prefecture.

The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Aguarico (), a missionary s-circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church, is located in the Aguarico Canton in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest.

On 4 March 1922 Pope Pius XI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroní. It lost territory in 1954 when the Apostolic Vicariate of Tucupita was established.

The Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture (or Prefecture Apostolic) of Kwango was a mission territory in Central Africa set up at the end of the nineteenth century.

The Apostolic Church Nigeria is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Nigeria, affiliated with the Apostolic Church. Its headquarters is in Lagos. It has 4.5 million members.

His remit was expanded to include Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Vanuatu on 15 October 1996, and Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru on 7 December 1996. He was also named apostolic nuncio to the Cook Islands and Palau on 14 July 2001.

The President of the academy is Archbishop Joseph Marino, who was previously Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, East Timor, as well as Apostolic Delegate To Brunei. He succeeded Archbishop Giampiero Gloder on October 21, 2019 when Archbishop Golder was named by Pope Francis as Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Misurata is a Roman Catholic apostolic prefecture (pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction), with its ecclesiastical seat (cathedra) in Misurata, Libya. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province. The apostolic prefecture has been vacant since 1969.

Façade of the Apostolic Nunciature to the French Republic The Apostolic Nunciature to France is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in France. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

Apostolic Nunciature in Brasília Bilateral flags. The Apostolic Nunciature to the Republic of Brazil is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Brazil. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

This led Anim and two leaders of his church to travel to Lagos where the Apostolic Church Bradford was having an affiliation with the Apostolic Church Nigeria. Anim subsequently affiliated with the Apostolic Church in 1935, and negotiated for a residential missionaries to be sent to Ghana.

On 4 April 1986 Pope John Paul II named him titular archbishop of Tyndaris and Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua. He was named Apostolic Nunzio to Egypt on 25 March 1995. On 8 February 2000, he was named Apostolic Delegate to the League of Arab States as well.

In 1817 was erected the Apostolic Prefecture of Dutch Guyana, which became apostolic vicariate in 1842 and the mission was entrusted in a special way to the Redemptorists. On 7 May 1958 the apostolic vicariate was elevated to the rank of diocese, then Diocese of Paramaribo.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Solomon Islands was an exempt Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate (missionary jurisdiction akin to a diocese) in the Northern Solomon Islands (in Oceania).

The Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam () is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction covering the territory of Brunei and headed by an apostolic vicar, currently by Cornelius Sim.

Jacobus de la Torre (1608 - 16 September 1661) served as apostolic vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (1651-1661) and titular archbishop of Ephesus (1647-1661).

Fadi Abou Chebel, OMM (born on 19 October 1969 in Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon) is the current Apostolic Exarch of the Maronite Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Colombia.

Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Administrator of Estonia on 15 November 2001. Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Austria on 14 January 2009.

Built in 1936, the former Mount Zion Apostolic Church of Canada is one of the hundreds of apostolic churches in Toronto. It was relocated to North York.

The vicariate dates back to the Apostolic Prefecture of Vientiane and Luang- Prabang, which was created on June 14, 1938, by splitting off the northern part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Laos. On March 13, 1952, it was elevated to an Apostolic vicariate and renamed Vientiane after its largest city, the Laotian national capital. The northern part around Luang Prabang was split off on March 3, 1963, to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Luang Prabang, which since then has often been held in personal union with Vientiane or by an Apostolic administrator.

The archdiocese was established on 16 September 1913 as Apostolic Prefecture of Lesser Sunda Islands, on territory split from what was then Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (now Archdiocese of Jakarta, then covering the Dutch East Indies). On 12 March 1922 the Prefecture was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate of Lesser Sunda Islands (curiate Italian: Isole della Piccola Sonda), hence entitled to a titular bishop. On 25 February 1936 the Vicariate was split to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Dutch Timor. On 10 July 1950 the Vicariate was split to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Denpasar.

On 4 June 1886, Pope Leo XIII established the Apostolic Vicariate of French Congo from the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda in Angola and the Apostolic Vicariate of Two Guineas in Gabon. It was renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper French Congo on 14 October 1890, and again on 14 June 1922 as the Apostolic Vicariate of Brazzaville. It lost territory in 1950 when the Apostolic Vicariate of Fort-Rousset was established. Pope Pius XII promoted the vicariate to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Brazzaville on 14 September 1955.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Mindoro was created on July 2, 1936, with territory taken from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jaro (both were dioceses then but are archdioceses now). On July 12, 1951, Pope Pius XII, through the papal bull Merit ab Apostolic, elevated the apostolic prefecture to an apostolic vicariate. On December 19, 1974, and January 27, 1983, portions of its territory was lost to the creation of the Diocese of Romblon and the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro.

Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Puerto Princesa, Palawan The predominant religion in Palawan is Roman Catholicism. In 2017, the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Prinsesa had a 68.8% adherence while the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay (Northern Palawan) had an 91.6% adherence. One of the religious orders that had a significant mission in the islands is the Order of Augustinian Recollects. The island of Palawan is divided into two Apostolic Vicariates: the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa in Southern Palawan and the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Northern Palawan.

So it was that the Apostolic Vicariate of the Northern District was created, along with the Apostolic Vicariate of the Midland District and the Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District."Historic collection of the secular clergy", AIM25 The Northern District consisted of the historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire, plus the Isle of Man. The first Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District was Bishop James Smith, who died in 1711. He was succeeded in 1716, after an interregnum, by Bishop George Witham, hitherto Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District.

Pope Francis named him nuncio to Honduras on 5 March 2015. On 29 March 2019, Pope Francis named Rugambwa apostolic nuncio to New Zealand and apostolic delegate to the countries of the Pacific Ocean. On 25 May the responsibilities of Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji and to Palau were assigned to him. On 30 November he was given additional responsibility as Apostolic Nuncio to the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga.

A month later, on 9 August, he was given the additional responsibility of Apostolic Administrator of Estonia. On 19 May 2001 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic. On 25 November 2003, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to the Federal Republic of Germany. On 15 October 2007, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Ender's resignation as Apostolic Nuncio in Germany and appointed Jean-Claude Périsset as his successor.

Armenians in Iraq are mostly members of the Armenian Apostolic Church (also known as Armenian Orthodox) or Armenian Catholic Church. St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church (at Younis al Sabaawi Square, Baghdad) is the main church for the Armenians of Iraq. There is also the Saint Vartan Armenian Apostolic Church in Dohuk, northern Iraq. Avak Archbishop Asadourian is the Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Diocese in Iraq since April 1980.

On 12 December 1954, Pope Pius XII appointed him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Delegate to the Belgian Congo. He received his episcopal consecration on 2 January 1955 from Cardinal Celso Costantini. On 25 April 1959, Pope John XXIII named him Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador. On 23 October 1965, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay by Pope Paul VI. On 23 April 1969, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.

The missions in Burundi had been under the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe, while those of Rwanda were under the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza. In 1912 these missions were joined to form the new Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu. On 12 December 1912, John Joseph Hirth was appointed the first Vicar Apostolic of Kivu. Hirth established his headquarters at Kabgayi, and worked there until his retirement in 1921.

The International Apostolic Fellowship, Inc. (IAF) is a fellowship of Apostolic ministers dedicated to re-uniting all Apostolic Christians previously divided through personal, racial, or denominational divisions. The fellowship is composed of Oneness Pentecostal ministers who have a desire to see the internal barriers of the Apostolic movement broken down. The IAF does not regard itself as a religious denomination, but a fellowship composed of ministers from various Oneness Pentecostal organizations.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo has its origins in the White Fathers mission at Mambwe Mwela, to the east of Mbala, established in 1891. The missionaries moved to Kayambi in 1895. In 1897 the Apostolic Vicariate of Nyassa was separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika, covering what is now Malawi and the north and east of Zambia. Bishop Joseph Dupont was the first Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa.

Alberto Tricarico was born in Gallipoli, Italy, on 10 August 1927. He was ordained a priest on 6 January 1950. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1953. On 28 February 1987, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Thailand, Apostolic Delegate to Laos, and Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Brunei.

Carlo Francesco Airoldi (1637–1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne (1673–1683), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1675–1683), Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1673–1675), and Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1668–1673). (in Latin)"Archbishop Carlo Francesco Airoldi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Jean-Luc Schneider (born 18 September 1959) is the Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church. He succeeded Wilhelm Leber on 19 May 2013 to become the ninth Chief Apostle of the New Apostolic Church. Jean-Luc Schneider is the first Frenchman to lead the New Apostolic Church.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate located in the city of Sodo in Ethiopia. The Vicariate Apostolic of Soddo comprises Wolayta, Dawro, Gamu Gofa, North and South Omo zones and Derashe, Konso and Konta special Weredas; all in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region.

On 5 October 1948, Pope Pius XII named him Apostolic Visitor to Mexico with the authority of Apostolic Delegate. He received the title of Apostolic Delegate to Mexico on 13 April 1951. He still held that title when he died on 27 September 1956 at the age of 81.

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On May 11, 1944 the Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi was split off from the Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok. On December 18, 1965 it was elevated to a diocese.

Some gatherings fall under the Apostolic Churches, with a notably higher proportion of the Apostolic followers in Mutare and Buhera district. Polygamy is quite prevalent among church members.

In 1684, Pope Urban VIII established an apostolic prefecture at Tunis for Ottoman Tunisia, which Pope Gregory XVI raised to the rank of an apostolic vicariate in 1843.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Qatar is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Qatar. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar is also the Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and resides in Kuwait City. Before the Holy See and Qatar established diplomatic relations, the Holy See represented its interests in Qatar through delegations with regional responsibilities, first the Apostolic Delegation to the Red Sea Region established by Pope Paul VI on 3 July 1969 and then the Apostolic Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula established by Pope John Paul II on 26 March 1992.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Bahrain is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Bahrain. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain is also the Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and resides in Kuwait City. Before the Holy See and Bahrain established diplomatic relations, the Holy See represented its interests in Bahrain through delegations with regional responsibilities, first the Apostolic Delegation to the Red Sea Region established by Pope Paul VI on 3 July 1969 and then the Apostolic Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula established by Pope John Paul II on 26 March 1992.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Yemen is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Yemen. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen is also the Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and resides in Kuwait City. Before the Holy See and Yemen established diplomatic relations, the Holy See represented its interests in Yemen through delegations with regional responsibilities, first the Apostolic Delegation to the Red Sea Region established by Pope Paul VI on 3 July 1969 and then the Apostolic Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula established by Pope John Paul II on 26 March 1992.

It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope (and adjacent territories) on 18 June 1818 by Pope Pius VII, on territories split off from the then–Territorial Prelature of Mozambique and Diocese of Tomé. On 4 April 1819, it gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Prefecture of New Holland. It repeatedly lost territory, to establish: in 1834 the Apostolic Vicariate of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land and again on 6 June 1837 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Mauritius. It was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Western District on 30 July 1847, losing territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District.

During the last centuries of the second millennium it was the practice of the Holy See to govern either through prefects apostolic or apostolic vicariates, many territories where no dioceses with resident bishops were erected and where local circumstances, such as the character and customs of the people or hostility of civil powers, made it doubtful whether an episcopal see could be permanently established. The establishing of a prefecture apostolic in a place supposes that the Church has attained only a small development in the area. Fuller growth leads to the foundation of an apostolic vicariate as an intermediate stage to becoming a diocese. A prefect apostolic is of lower rank than a vicar apostolic.

On 22 April 2004, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and the Seychelles and Apostolic Delegate to Comoros and Réunion. On 9 June 2004, to those responsibilities were added those of the Nuncio to Mauritius. On 2 February 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria.

His received his episcopal consecration on 7 February 1971 from Cardinal Paolo Bertoli. On 25 November 1978, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea. On 21 August 1982, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon. On 31 July 1989, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal.

The Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic who was a titular bishop. The Apostolic Vicariate of the Lancashire District was created in 1840 and was replaced by two dioceses in 1850.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Peru or Vicariate Apostolic of San Francisco Javier () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate. Its cathedral see is located in the city of Jaén, in Peru's Cajamarca province. It remains exempt, i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of an ecclesiastical province.

On 10 December 1957, he was named Apostolic Delegate to Korea. On 9 July 1960, he was appointed titular archbishop of Doclea and Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon. On 28 October 1960, he received his episcopal consecration from Pope John XXIII. On 3 December 1963, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

There formally is an Apostolic Nunciature to Namibia as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), but it is vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to South Africa in its capital Pretoria.

In December 2012, the New Apostolic Church's catechism was made available. It "contains a detailed description of the New Apostolic doctrine and expresses the Church’s position on various topics".

The Apostolic Vicariate of Burma (nearly all its existence Apostolic Vicariate of Ava and Pegu) was a Latin rite Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction in British Burma (1741-1866).

Camillo Ballin (June 24, 1944 – April 12, 2020) was an Italian Catholic bishop, writer, missionary, and educator who was the Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia.

Estonia has no dioceses. Instead, the whole country forms an apostolic administration. Since 2005, the Apostolic Administrator of Estonia who resides in Tallinn is Bishop Philippe Jean- Charles Jourdan.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Rhodes and adjacent islands was a Latin Catholic apostolic prefecture (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, not entitled to a titular bishop) in the Greek Aegean islands.

Rouchouze, and a company of missionaries on the Marie Joseph in 1843, the Vatican canonically erected from its territories the Vicariate Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands. Similar vicariates apostolic were created for Tahiti and the Marquesas. Blessed Pius IX changed its name in 1848 to the Vicariate Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands. Venerable Pope Pius XII elevated the vicariate apostolic to the dignity of a diocese on January 25, 1941, as it remains today.

On 28 June 2001, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to Chile. On 29 October 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia. In April 2011, he spoke out against proposed legislation in Colombia to legalize the adoption of children by same-sex couples. On 16 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Malta, and on 13 April Pope Francis added the responsibilities of Apostolic Nuncio to Libya.

The Apostolic Delegation to the Arab League is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Delegate. He represents the Holy See as an accredited non-member of the Arab League, formally known as the League of Arab States. The title Apostolic Delegate to the Arab League is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt; he resides in Cairo.

Lombard appointed Adolf Neethling to succeed him in January 1972, and died in June that same year. In a court case in 1975, the Non-White Old Apostolic Church was forced to change its name to Reformed Old Apostolic Church. The reason stated was that the name "Non-White Olld Apostolic Church" confused the public into thinking that the church was a branch of the Old Apostolic Church. Demographics for the ROAC is not available.

On September 17, 1902, the Apostolic Prefecture of Mariana Islands was established which included Guam. On March 1, 1911, the Apostolic Vicariate of Guam was canonically erected. On July 4, 1946, territory was added from the suppressed Vicariate Apostolic of Marianne, Caroline, and Marshall Islands. On October 14, 1965, the Vatican elevated the apostolic vicariate to the Diocese of Agaña, as a suffragan diocese to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco.

The latter is not organised enough to be elevated to apostolic vicariate. The less developed instance is the mission sui iuris, which other than the ones mentioned before is not a particular church, although it shares some similarities to one; at its head, an ecclesiastical superior is named. The usual sequence of development is mission, apostolic prefecture, apostolic vicariate and finally diocese (or even archdiocese). See also apostolic exarch for an Eastern Catholic counterpart.

Pope Pius XII appointed him titular Archbishop of Nicomedia on 24 March 1952 and then named him apostolic delegate to Turkey two days later. He was consecrated a bishop on 11 May 1952 by Eugène Tisserant then Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia on 7 May 1953. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon on 16 April 1959 and Apostolic Nuncio to France on 16 April 1960.

He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli on 6 July 1991. On 5 May 1996, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, adding the title Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea on 28 June. On 5 June 2003, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and added the title Apostolic Nuncio to Libya on 24 June. On 28 July 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named him Papal Almoner.

The Apostolic Vicariate of the Midland District (later of the Central District) was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by an apostolic vicar (or vicar apostolic) who was a titular bishop. The Apostolic Vicariate of the Midland District was created in 1688 and changed its name to the Central District in 1840. It was dissolved in 1850 and was replaced by two dioceses.

The only Latin hierarch, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, who outranks all others, sits in the Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions, whereas the Eastern Catholic Bishops partake in rite-specific synods. There is an Apostolic Delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine as papal diplomatic representation (under embassy-level) in Jerusalem, an Apostolic Nunciature (embassy-level) in Amman, an Apostolic Nunciature (embassy-level) to Cyprus (in Nicosia), an Apostolic Nunciature to Israel in Jaffa.

The Anglican Communion, as well as many Lutheran Churches such as the Church of Sweden, likewise teach the doctrine of apostolic succession. Other Christian denominations, on the other hand, usually hold that what preserves apostolic continuity is the written word: as Bruce Milne put it, "A church is apostolic as it recognizes in practice the supreme authority of the apostolic scriptures."Bruce Milne, "Know the Truth" (2nd edition). (Nottingham: Inter- Varsity Press, 1998), 271.

He became Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico that year as well. On 28 February 1991, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to both Madagascar and Mauritius. He added the title apostolic nuncio to Seychelles on 4 May 1994. On 13 April 1996, Pope John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria, where the Church and the government remained at odds over the restitution of Church property since the collapse of Communism in 1989.

He received his episcopal consecration on 14 January 1962 from Archbishop Domenico Picchinenna of Cosenza and on 31 January 1962, Pope John appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Pakistan. His title changed to Apostolic Pro-Nuncio with the erection of the Nunciature to Pakistan on 27 December 1965. On 30 August 1966, Pope Paul VI named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Turkey. On 17 May 1969, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Malta.

He received his episcopal consecration on 30 June 1949 from Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, at the Shrine if the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. On 21 November 1953, Pope Pius appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Peru. On 30 June 1959, Pope John XXIII named him Apostolic Delegate to Turkey. His title changed to Internuncio with the erection of the Apostolic Internunciature to Turkey on 29 February 1960.

On 1937.05.18, it was established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lindong 林東 (中文) alias Lintung, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Szepingkai 四平街).

The diocese was created on March 22, 1965, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Ubon was split. December 18, 1965 the Vicariate Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima was elevated to a diocese.

There is formally an Apostolic Nunciature as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level) to Equatorial Guinea, but it is vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to neighbor Cameroon, in its capital Yaoundé.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Angola (in national capital Luanda) as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), into which is also vested the Apostolic Nunciature to São Tomé and Príncipe.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio on 16 November 2005 to Paraguay, and on 8 August 2009 to the Apostolic Nuncio in Serbia. He retired on 30 September 2015.

At the ambassadorial level, Nepal has exchanged diplomatic representations with the Vatican. The Holy See traditionally vests the office of Apostolic nuncio to Nepal in the Apostolic nunciature to India.

He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani on 25 November 1962. On 23 March 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Iran. His title changed to Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran on 25 March 1966. On 7 June 1969, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro- Nuncio to Turkey.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Niger is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Niger. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Burkina Faso. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Niger is Michael Francis Crotty.

On 26 March 2002, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and titular archbishop of Tagaste. He received his episcopal consecration on 12 May from Cardinal Angelo Sodano. On 17 January 2008, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, and on 15 July 2011 Apostolic Nuncio to Chile.

On 16 April 1924 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos from the Apostolic Vicariate of Napo. Pope John Paul II elevated it to an Apostolic Vicariate on 2 July 1984. It remains exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of an ecclesiastical province.

On 13 April 1937 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of Kwoszu. Pope Pius XII changed its name to the Prefecture Apostolic of Kwangju on 12 July 1950. It was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 21 January 1957. Pope John XXIII elevated the vicariate to an archdiocese on 10 March 1962.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Jian'ou is an apostolic prefecture located in the city of Jian'ou that is immediately subject to the Holy See. On 8 January 1938, the Apostolic Vicariate of Jian'ou was established and placed under the care of the Dominican Order. In 1950, there were around 1450 faithful in the jurisdiction.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Shaowu is an apostolic prefecture located in the city of Shaowu that is immediately subject to the Holy See. On May 21, 1938, the Apostolic Vicariate of Jian'ou was established and placed under the care of the Salvatorians. In 1950, there were around 5112 faithful in the jurisdiction.

He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani on 26 November 1967. On 29 September 1970, Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador. On 6 July 1979, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh. On 17 June 1988, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Syria.

The Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic who was a titular bishop. The Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District was created in 1688 and was dissolved in 1850 and replaced by two dioceses.

It was established on 2 February 1923 as Diocese of Vladivostok, on Czarist Russian imperial territory, canonically split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Siberia. On 1991.04.13, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it lost huge territories to establish the Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Apostolic Administration of Novosibirsk. On 2002.02.

Apostolic Nunciature in Sarajevo Meeting of the apostolic nuncio Luigi Pezzuto and Chairmen of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nebojša Radmanović The Apostolic Nunciature to Bosnia and Herzegovina is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature has been located in Sarajevo since 1993. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina is Luigi Pezzuto, who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 17 November 2012.

The principal consecrator was Bishop Alexander Paterson, Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District of Scotland, and the principal co- consecrators were Bishop Ranald MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland and Bishop Thomas Penswick, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England. On the death of Bishop Ranald MacDonald on 20 September 1832, he automatically succeeded as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District. After John Murdoch was appointed as his Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (assistant Bishop) on 4 June 1833, Bishop Scott was able to concentrate on the Highland part of the Western District, operating from Greenock.

The Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa is Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells appointed to the post on 9 February 2016. He was also the Apostolic Nuncio to Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia.

Holy Apostolic Catholic (Universal) Assyrian Church of East St Mary’s Church, Holy Apostolic Catholic (Universal) Chaldeans and Assyrians St Mary’s Assumption Church, St Therese's Catholic Church is located in this suburb.

Following the death of Archbishop Blenk, he served as apostolic administrator of New Orleans from 1917 to 1918. He then served as apostolic administrator of the newly erected Diocese of Lafayette.

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Apostle Indri speaking at an event held at Apostolic Generation Church Indri Gautama is an Indonesian female Christian leader. She is the founder of Apostolic Generation Church and Maria Magdalena Ministries.

The Holy See maintains diplomatic relations with Namibia through a titular Apostolic Nunciature, but it is unstaffed, and in practice is vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to South Africa in Pretoria.

The Apostolic Nunciature to United Arab Emirates is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in United Arab Emirates. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates is also the Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait and resides in Kuwait City. Before the Holy See and United Arab Emirates established diplomatic relations, the Holy See represented its interests in United Arab Emirates through delegations with regional responsibilities, first the Apostolic Delegation to the Red Sea Region established by Pope Paul VI on 3 July 1969 and then the Apostolic Delegation to the Arabian Peninsula established by Pope John Paul II on 26 March 1992.

The Catholic Church in Northern Arabia comprises only one exempt Latin Apostolic Vicariate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop: the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, in Kuwait City, which covers all of Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. There is no Eastern Catholic jurisdiction on the Arabian Peninsula. The Apostolic Nunciatures (papal representations at embassy level) to Bahrain, to Qatar, to the United Arab Emirates and to Yemen are all vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to Kuwait. The papal diplomacy also nominally includes a joint Apostolic Delegation of Arabic Peninsula for Saudi Arabia (which has no papal legation)), Bahrain and Oman (which has no papal legation)), which is also vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to and in Kuwait.

In 1920, Propaganda Fide created the Vicariate Apostolic of Wonsan, with the Abbey of St Benedict, Tokwon, as its administrative and spiritual center. The next year, Propaganda Fide added to the Vicariate Apostolic parts of eastern Manchuria that included large Korean populations. However, such a large mission field was too vast to administer from one location. On July 19, 1928, the Prefecture Apostolic of Yenki was formed out of the northern parts of the Vicariate Apostolic of Wonsan.

He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Secretary of State Agostino Casaroli. .He became in addition Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda on 25 April 1987. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to both Honduras and El Salvador on 21 August 1990, but was replaced in Honduras by Luigi Conti on 12 April 1991. In 1998, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Namibia, and Swaziland on 2 February and Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho on 7 March.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Djibouti is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Djibouti. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Nuncio resides in Ethiopia and usually holds the title Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia as well. Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Delegation to Djibouti on 26 March 1992 as part of a broader reorganization of its representation in the region.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Eritrea is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Eritrea. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Nuncio resides in Sudan and usually holds the title Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan as well. Since 31 March 2020, the position of Apostolic Nuncio to both Sudan and Eritrea has been held by Monsignor Luis Miguel Munoz Cardaba of Spain.

St. Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church (), also known as Soorp Stepanos Church, is an Armenian Apostolic church in Watertown, Massachusetts. St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church is located in the heart of the Armenian community in Watertown, MA, the largest Armenian community on the east coast. Its jurisdiction falls under the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the Holy See of Cilicia. There is a bilingual school next to the church named St. Stephen's Armenian Elementary School.

In 1922, the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Mongolia was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Chahar. In 1924 he was appointed as the successor of Jeroom Van Aertselaer, which was renamed in the same year the Apostolic Vicariate of Xiwanzi. At the same time he was Superior of Urga in Mongolia. In addition, from 1924 until the death of Bishop Everard Ter Laak, he was the Apostolic Administrator of the mission of sui iuris Urgi in Mongolia.

The Coat of Arms of the then-Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Province The Diocese is one of the oldest ecclesiastical territories in the Philippines. It was established as the Apostolic Prefecture of Mountain Provinces on July 15, 1932. The territory that the Diocese of Baguio now spans was split from the bishopric of Nueva Segovia. On June 10, 1945, the apostolic prefecture was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Mountain Provinces (or Montagnosa), entitling it to a titular bishop.

He then joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See and served in many areas of the world over the next two decades. On 15 January 1992, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana and Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay on 6 April 1995. He then took up a pair of titles, Apostolic Nuncio to India on 19 June 1999 and Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal on 23 June 1999.

Pope Pius XII appointed Byrne Apostolic Visitor of the Holy See to Korea on July 17, 1947. On April 7, 1949, Pope Pius named him the Titular Bishop of Gazera and the first Apostolic Delegate to Korea. Byrne was consecrated a bishop on June 14, 1949, by Auxiliary Bishop of New York Thomas McDonnell. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Paul Marie Kinam Ro, Apostolic Vicar of Seoul, and Andrien-Joseph Larribeau, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Seoul.

The Apostolic Delegation to Comoros is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Comoros. It is headed by the Apostolic Delegate, a member of the diplomatic service of the Holy See, who represents the interests of the Holy See to Church officials, the government, and civil society in Comoros. It is not a diplomatic post. The title Apostolic Delegate to Comoros is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar; he resides in Antananarivo.

There are no dioceses in the country, with the entire country forming a single apostolic prefecture, originally administered by the Apostolic Prefecture of Spanish Sahara and Ifni which was founded on July 5, 1954. It was later renamed as the Apostolic Prefecture of Spanish Sahara on May 2, 1970, and subsequently as the Apostolic Prefecture of Western Sahara on May 2, 1976. There are 2 parishes, 2 religious priests and 2 lay religious brothers as of 2014.

Moretti was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan and Apostolic Delegate to the Red Sea Region on 30 March 1978. Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt on 10 July 1984. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium, to Luxembourg, and to the European Community on 15 July 1989. He retired when replaced in his European Community post on 22 January 1999 and in his posts to Belgium and Luxembourg on 3 March 1999.

What was once the principal church of the Apostolic Vicariate of Eritrea The prefecture apostolic of Eritrea was raised by the Holy See to the status of Apostolic Vicariate (headed by a titular bishop) in 1911."GCatholicasmaralatin">Apostolic Vicariate of Asmara, GCatholic.com In addition, an Ethiopic Rite Ordinariate of Eritrea was established on 4 July 1930, removing those Catholics from the jurisdiction of the then much larger Latin Church Vicariate.Changes in Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions in Eritrea, GCatholic.

The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to India is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to India, similar to an embassy. It is located at 50-C, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro was named Apostolic Nuncio by Pope Francis on 21 January 2017. He was formerly Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.

On 17 September 1955, Pope Pius XII appointed him Titular Archbishop of Ancusa and Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia. Giovanni Montini, the Archbishop of Milan, consecrated him a bishop on 1 November. On 30 January 1958, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti. Pope John XXIII appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Japan on 5 January 1960.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Japan (, ) is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Japan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. It originated as the Apostolic Delegation to Japan, erected by Pope Benedict XV on 26 November 1919.

On 6 July 1947, Pope Pius XII appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Indonesia, the first papal representative there. He became Apostolic Internuncio there on 16 March 1950. His tenure there was marked by disputes with both government authorities and factions within the Church. On 2 March 1955, Pope Pius appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt.

Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo, the current Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator. Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, the Bishop of Hong Kong died on 3 January 2019. Cardinal John Tong Hon, Bishop Emeritus, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator. There is also the ability for the Pope to appoint an apostolic administrator sede plena.

On 15 July 2014, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Burundi and titular archbishop of Diocletiana. He received his episcopal consecration on 9 August from Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State. On 29 September 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia and to East Timor as well as Apostolic Delegate to Brunei.

On 3 July 1969 he was named Titular Bishop of Fundi and Apostolic Delegate to the Red Sea Region. He was consecrated on 28 September 1969 by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot. He was named Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela on 5 January 1978. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina in 1981.

The Apostolic prefecture of Kashmir and Jammu was created on 17 January 1952. Msgr. George Shanks MHM was appointed as the Prefect Apostolic. On 4 May 1968 the Prefecture was renamed as Apostolic Prefecture of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prefecture was entrusted to the Capuchins of St. Joseph's Province, Kerala in 1978 and Rev.

On June 4, 1953, it gave another portion of territory for the creation of the Apostolic Vicariate of Beirut. From this moment the Vicariate Apostolic of Aleppo geographically corresponding to the Arab republic of Syria's territory. Only from this territorial change, the apostolic vicars have permanent residence in Aleppo, preferring previously reside in Lebanon.

John Wallace (8 April 1654 – 11 July 1733) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland and then of Lowland District, Scotland.

The label Apostolic Fathers has been applied to these writers only since the 17th century, to indicate that they were thought of as representing the generation that had personal contact with the Twelve Apostles. The earliest known use of the term "Apostolic(al) Fathers" was by William Wake in 1693, when he was chaplain in ordinary to King William and Queen Mary of England.See H.J. de Jonge: On the origin of the term "Apostolic Fathers"; but note now D. Lincicum, "The Paratextual Invention of the Term 'Apostolic Fathers'," Journal of Theological Studies (2015) According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the use of the term Apostolic Fathers can be traced to the title of a 1672 work by Jean-Baptiste Cotelier, SS. Patrum qui temporibus apostolicis floruerunt opera ("Works of the holy fathers who flourished in the apostolic times"), which was abbreviated to Bibliotheca Patrum Apostolicorum (Library of the Apostolic Fathers) by L. J. Ittig in his 1699 edition of the same. The history of the title for these writers was explained by Joseph Lightfoot, in his 1890 translation of the Apostolic Fathers' works:J.

In 1896, he became the Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate of Changanassery, and in 1911, when a new Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam was constituted exclusively for the Knanaya Catholics, Mathew Makil was transferred to Kottayam as Vicar Apostolic. He died at Kottayam on 26 Jan 1914 and on 26 Jan 2009 Declared as Servant of God.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Burkina Faso is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Burkina Faso. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nunciature's new building was inaugurated on 30 January 2015. The Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso is Michael Francis Crotty.

Atypically, its first two Ordinaries remained Titular bishops, as if merely Apostolic vicars. Akyab, Sandoway etc. in present Myanmar were handed over to the La Salette Fathers in the future Apostolic Prefecture of Akyab in 1937-38. On 9 July 1940, the Apostolic Prefecture of Akyab (in Burma (now the Diocese of Pyay) was separated from the Diocese.

There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions are predecessors of current sees. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Senegal (in national capital Dakar) as embassy-level papal diplomatic representation. In it are also vested to Apostolic Nunciatures to episcopal conference-partners Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau as well as the Apostolic Delegation (lower level) the last partner Mauritania.

The church became established in Rwanda. The missions in Burundi, which had been under the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe, were joined with those of Rwanda to form the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu. On 12 December 1912, Jean-Joseph Hirth was appointed the first Vicar Apostolic of Kivu. The Minor Seminary of Saint Leon was founded at Kabgayi in 1913.

The earliest Church Fathers, (within two generations of the Apostles of Christ) are usually called the Apostolic Fathers. Important Apostolic Fathers include Clement of Rome,Durant, pp. ?? Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp of Smyrna. In addition, the Didache and Shepherd of Hermas are usually placed among the writings of the Apostolic Fathers although their authors are unknown.

He became Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique on 22 February 1996. He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1994, becoming titular archbishop of Glastonbury. On 13 June 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nunzio to Georgia, to Armenia and to Azerbaijan. From 25 October 2001 he was Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

On 16 September 1966, he retired from the office of archbishop of Ottawa and became the titular archbishop of Saldae. From 1966-1968 he was Apostolic Nuncio in Haiti and then in 1969 simultaneously the Apostolic Delegate to the Antilles. On 30 May 1969, he was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in India. On 16 February 1971, he resigned.

On 18 May 2002, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Sagona and Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia. He received episcopal consecration from Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on 3 July 2002. On 19 February 2004, he was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea and Somalia was removed from his remit.

On 28 November 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua. Benedict appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Sweden and Iceland on 28 June 2012. On 6 October 2012 Nowacki was named Apostolic Nuncio in Denmark, Finland and Norway as well. He retired in February 2017 for health reasons after a private audience with Pope Francis.

On 5 June 1975, the Holy See established an Apostolic Administration of Comoros on the present territory, which was split from the Diocese of Ambanja (on Madagascar), whose former last apostolic vicar and then first bishop was appointed to the new missionary post. On 1 May 2010, it was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of the Comoros.

On 16 November 1953 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Aguarico from the Apostolic Vicariate of Napo. It has a cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, in Puerto Francisco de Orellana, in Orellana Province. Pope John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 2 July 1984. It remains exempt, i.e.

The Apostolic Vicariate of the London District was an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales. It was led by a vicar apostolic who was a titular bishop. The apostolic vicariate was created in 1688 and was dissolved in 1850 and its former area was replaced by the episcopal sees of Westminster and Southwark.

In 1688, Norway became part of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Nordic Missions. The Paderborn bishops functioned as administrators of the apostolic vicariate. Christiania (Oslo) had an illegal but tolerated Catholic congregation in the 1790s. In 1834, the Catholic missions in Norway became part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden, seated in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

It was established on August 7, 1868 as the Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern Missions. In 1869, it was demoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Denmark. On March 15, 1892, it was again promoted as the Vicariate Apostolic of Denmark. Only on April 29, 1953 it was promoted as the regular, post- missionary diocese of København.

In 1861, Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople was created for the Eastern-Catholic Bulgarians of the Byzantine Rite in European provinces of the Ottoman Empire, including the then region of Macedonia. In 1883 as its off- shoot was created a Macedonian Apostolic Vicariate of the Bulgarians based in Thessaloniki. Its first appointed Apostolic Vicar was Lazar Mladenov.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Derna () is a Catholic apostolic vicariate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) centered in Derna, Libya. It has an episcopal see, but no cathedral. The apostolic vicariate is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (notably the Roman Catholic Church missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

He said: "The Curia can not be reformed and internationalized overnight. First the old guard has to die off." On 19 December 1973, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Guinea and Togo and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ivory Coast, Dahomey, and Benin. On 17 January 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Pro- Nuncio to the Netherlands.

On 7 March 1936, Pope Pius XI named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Delegate to Iran. He received his episcopal consecration on 24 May 1936 by Secretary of State Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli. On 18 April 1945, Pope Pius reassigned him to be Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and again on 22 March to be Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.

He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot on 30 June 1969. On 11 July 1973, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay. He had a close relationship with Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner. On 19 January 1985, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho.

On January 16, 2013, Pope Benedict appointed Marino Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, Apostolic Nuncio to East Timor, and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei. He negotiated the 2015 accord between the Holy See and East Timor. Pope Francis named him president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy on October 11, 2019. He is the second American to lead the school.

On 24 May 2000, he appointed Collaço Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and to Namibia, and Apostolic Delegate to Botswana. On 24 June 2000, he added the responsibilities of Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho and to Swaziland. Collaço retired from these positions in August 2006. He appears as a character in the novel The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell.

The apostolic vicariate was erected on 4 June 1953 with the Papal bull Solent caeli of Pope Pius XII, with territory that was taken from the Syrian Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo. The apostolic vicar is a member of the Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions. It enjoyed a papal visit from Benedict XVI in September 2012.

Alexandre de Alexandris was ordained a priest in the Clerics Regular of St. Paul. On December 22, 1725, Pope Benedict XIII appointed him the Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Cochinchina and Titular Bishop of Nabala. In 1726, he was consecrated bishop by François Perez, Apostolic Vicar of Cochinchina. On September 20, 1728, he succeeded to the Apostolic Vicar of Cochinchina.

On 26 February 1969, Pope Paul VI named him titular archbishop of Aquileia and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar. On 1 March 1969, he was named Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius. He received his episcopal consecration on 13 April 1969 from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani. On 18 June 1976, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Yugoslavia.

The Catholic Church in Trinidad and Tobago is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago is, since December 2011, Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, who is also Apostolic Nuncio to other independent states and Apostolic Delegate for the dependent territories in the Caribbean area.

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Emperor or Apostolic Nunciature to Emperor was an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church to the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The office ceased to exist in 1800.

It was established on March 15, 1923 as Apostolic Vicariate of Lower Volta (Volta Inférieur/Inferiore), on territories split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Gold Coast (Ghana) and Apostolic Vicariate of Togo (in Togo) . It was then promoted on April 18, 1950 as Diocese of Keta. It lost territory on 1956.04.23 to establish Diocese of Navrongo.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Nyanza () was a Roman Catholic mission territory in Eastern and Central Africa. It was an apostolic vicariate split out from the larger Vicariate of Nyanza in June 1894. It lost territory to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu in 1912, and was divided into the vicariates of Bukoba and Mwanza in 1929.

The Vicariate Apostolic of Unyanyembe () was an Apostolic vicariate located in German East Africa. It was promoted to the Diocese of Tabora in 1925 and to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tabora in 1953.

Gábor Pintér (born 9 March 1964) is a Hungarian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus from 2016 to 2019 and has been Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras since 2019.

On 30 July 2016, he was appointed Nuncio to Yemen. On 6 May 2017, he was also named Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar. On 17 April 2020, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala.

On 7 July 1999, the Holy See established an Apostolic Administration based in Atyrau, on territory split from the then Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan at its promotion to Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda.

On 13 May 1921 Pope Benedict XV established the Prefecture Apostolic of Tierradentro from the Archdiocese of Popayán. Blessed John Paul II elevated the prefecture to an Apostolic Vicariate on 17 February 2000.

He was appointed Bishop of Sape on November 23, 2005 and consecrated on January 5, 2006. On December 12, 2006 he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Prizren.

On 25 March 1937, Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of Tigray from the Vicariate Apostolic of Abyssinia. Pope John XXIII elevated it as the Eparchy of Adigrat on 20 February 1961.

Apostolic Women's Ministries (AWM) is a Canadian ministry under the Apostolic Church of Pentecost (ACOP) designed to help coordinate opportunities for ACOP women to work together to support each other and ACOP's missionaries.

New Apostolic Christians are free to engage in public life.

Currently, the Archdiocese is run by apostolic administrator Michel Dubost.

The township contains these two cemeteries: Finnish Apostolic and Salo.

St Michael's Cathedral is the seat of the apostolic vicar.

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Vientiane (; ) is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church located in northern Laos. As an apostolic vicariate, it is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop, and it is exempt, i.e., not part of any ecclesiastical province and instead directly dependent on the Holy See through the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The Apostolic Vicariate's episcopal cathedral see is Sacred Heart Cathedral in Vientiane, one of the country's largest churches.

When Apostle Klibbe was excommunicated in 1913, a counter-Apostle Wilhelm Schlaphoff was appointed by Chief Apostle Hermann Niehaus. Schlaphoff formed a new branch of the New Apostolic Church in South Africa after the original South African branch declared independence in 1915. Since that time, two churches in South Africa have been named the New Apostolic Church. The independent branch became the Old Apostolic Church in 1926 after an agreement was reached between Klibbe and Kreunen, a member of the New Apostolic Church.

Reverend (later Bishop) Edward Galvin led the first band of the Missionary Society of St. Columban to open their mission in the Hanyang District. Galvin was named Apostolic Prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Hanyang by the Holy See in 1923 and later made the Apostolic Vicar of the promoted Apostolic Vicariate of Hanyang in 1927, with Galvin being consecrated as its titular bishop (it became a diocese under him in 1946, suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hankou).

He was appointed to the post of Apostolic Prefect Of Quetta in December 2001. Fr. Victor was also at the Vatican for the Ad limina Apostolorum visit of the Pakistani Bishops in June 2008. On 29 April 2010 Pope Benedict XVI elevated the apostolic prefecture of Quetta, to the rank of Apostolic vicariate, with the same name and territorial configuration as before. He appointed Fr. Victor as apostolic vicar of the new ecclesiastical circumscription and the titular bishop of Timida.

The apostolic period between the years 30 and 100 produced writings attributed to the direct followers of Jesus Christ. The period is traditionally associated with the apostles, apostolic times and apostolic writings. The New Testament books were connected by the early church to the apostles, though modern scholarship has cast doubt on the authorship of most New Testament books. In the traditional history of the Christian church, the Apostolic Age was the foundation upon which the entire church's history is founded.

He filled positions in the Apostolic Nunciatures in Panama, Ethiopia, Haiti, Argentina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Yugoslavia, Greece and Ireland. On 8 September 1995, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular archbishop of Thurio and Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia, Guinea and Liberia, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Sierra Leone. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on 4 November 1995. In 27 July 1999, John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.

The 1904–1905 Welsh Revival laid the foundation for British Pentecostalism and especially for a distinct family of denominations known as Apostolic Pentecostalism (not to be confused with Oneness Pentecostalism). These Pentecostals are led by a hierarchy of living apostles, prophets, and other charismatic offices. Apostolic Pentecostals are found worldwide in 30 denominations, including the Apostolic Church based in the United Kingdom. There are 80 Pentecostal denominations that are classified as Jesus' Name or Oneness Pentecostalism (often self identifying as "Apostolic Pentecostals").

However, in 1688 England was divided into four Apostolic vicariates, with Northampton under the authority of the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District. In 1840, the Apostolic Vicariate of the Eastern District was created out of the Midland District. On the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX on 29 September 1850, most of the Eastern District became the Diocese of Northampton. Its first bishop was William Wareing, previously Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu was restored on 26 December 1929 serving the eastern Belgian Congo, led by Bishop Edoardo Luigi Antonio Leys. He was succeeded in 1944 by Bishop Richard Cleire. On 10 January 1952, after losing territory to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kasongo it was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Costermansville, led by Bishop Xavier Geeraerts. On 6 January 1954 this became the Apostolic Vicariate of Bukavu, which on 10 November 1959 was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bukavu.

He has two ecclesiastical seats: the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace and the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, both located in the City of Honolulu. Previous to the canonical election of the Diocese of Honolulu, a single priest led what was the Prefecture Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands. The prefecture apostolic was later incorporated into another ecclesiastical territory, led by a bishop serving as Vicariate Apostolic of Oriental Oceania. The prefecture was later elevated to a vicariate apostolic.

On 25 March 1958, Pope Pius XII named him apostolic nuncio to Paraguay. He was the youngest nuncio at the time. On 5 October 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed him titular archbishop of Abari, and on 29 October he received his episcopal consecration in the Piacenza Cathedral from Archbishop Antonio Samorè. Pope Paul VI named him apostolic nuncio to the Philippines on 29 November 1963, apostolic nuncio to Chile on 5 August 1967, and apostolic delegate to Mexico on 6 July 1970.

On 13 January 2011 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore, Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and to Brunei Darussalam, and non-residential papal representative for Vietnam. He was the first papal representative appointed for Vietnam since the expulsion of the resident Apostolic Delegate in 1975. On 18 June 2011 Girelli was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). On 16 January 2013, he was replaced in several of these positions, retaining only his title in Singapore and Vietnam.

Marko Sopi was born on in Binac, Vitina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo) on February 6, 1938. From 1995 to 2006 he was the titular bishop of Celerina. From 1995 to 2000 he served as Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Skopje in Macedonia, while from 2000 until his death in 2006 he was the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Prizren. After his death, bishop Dodë Gjergji succeeded him as new Apostolic Administrator of Prizren.

On 4 May 1846, the Apostolic Vicariate of the Galla, headed by Guglielmo Massaia, was founded, extending from 4° to 10° North and from 34° to 44° East.Andreas Jarosseau, "Galla" in The Catholic Encyclopedia (New York, 1909) The city of Addis Ababa, founded forty years later, in 1886, is situated at 9°N, 39°E. The site of Addis Ababa was thus in the Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia for only seven years and remained 91 years in the Apostolic Vicariate of the Galla. The Apostolic Vicariate of the Galla lost territory on 28 January 1913 with the creation of the Apostolic Prefecture of Southern Keffa.

The first and only Prefect Apostolic of the English Solomon Islands was the great French Marist missionary, Bishop Julien Vidal SM, titular bishop of Abydus and Vicar Apostolic of Fiji Island. Vidal resigned in 1903, to provide for the promotion of the entity to a vicariate apostolic under the name Vicariate Apostolic of the Southern Solomon Islands, with another Marist as bishop, Jean-Ephrem Bertreux. The Vicariate Apostolic was further established as a diocese in 1966, and as a metropolitan archdiocese with suffragan Gizo in 1978. Pope John Paul II, who had erected the Province of Honiara in 1978, made a pastoral visit to the Archdiocese on 9 May 1984.

He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Tharros and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan on 23 June 1970 by Pope Paul VI. He was consecrated on 5 September 1970 in Rijeka by Viktor Buric, Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, assisted by Dragutin Nežic, Bishop of Porec i Pula, and Josip Pavlišic, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj. He was appointed Pro-Nuncio to Cameroon and Apostolic Delegate to Equatorial Guinea on 7 October 1976. He was given the additional responsibility of Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon on 15 January 1977. He went on to serve as Apostolic Nuncio to Zaire beginning 3 June 1981 and Apostolic Nuncio to Germany from 3 August 1984.

This relationship was broken when four AJC Apostles and several congregations formed the German branch of the Old Apostolic Church in 2006. At present, the Old Apostolic Church is estimated to have around 2 million members in Africa. Congregations can be found in South Africa, Swaziland, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, USA, Canada, British Isles, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. The Old Apostolic Church is independent from the New Apostolic Church and the United Apostolic Church, and is not part of the South African Council of Churches or the World Council of Churches, and refuses to become members of these organisations.

Arms of Cardinal Poggi On 3 April 1965, Pope Paul VI named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Delegate to Central Africa, the region that later became the modern states of Cameroon, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, and the Central African Republic. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani on 9 May 1965. As the Vatican established relationships with governments in the region, he was given additional titles: Apostolic Pro- Nuncio to Cameroon on 31 October 1966 Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon on 31 October 1967, and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Central African Republic on 4 November 1967. On 21 May 1969, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

The diocese was established on 19 December 1905, as the Apostolic Prefecture (missionary jurisdiction) of Caroline Islands, uniting the Mission sui iuris of Eastern Carolines and Mission sui iuris of Western Carolines, both of which had been split from the Apostolic Prefecture of Micronesia in 1886. It became the Apostolic Vicariate (higher missionary stage jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop) of Marianne and Caroline Islands on 1 March 1911. It grew to become the Apostolic Vicariate of Marianne, Caroline and Marshall Islands on 4 May 1923. It changed its name to become the Apostolic Vicariate of Caroline and Marshall Islands on 4 July 1946.

Malynovskyi joined the Greek-Catholic Theological Seminary in Lviv (1921–1925) and was ordained as priest in 1925 by Metropolitan Andriy Sheptytsky for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv, after completed his studies. After the one year parish work, Fr. Malynovskyi become prefect (1926–1932) and vice-rector (1932–1939) in the Theological Seminary in Lviv. From 1940 until 1941 he served as Vicar General of the Apostolic Administration of Lemkowszczyzna. On February 5, 1941, Fr. Malynovskyi was appointed as Apostolic Administrator (and later – Apostolic Exarch) of the Apostolic Administration of Lemkowszczyzna (that later was elevated in the rank of Apostolic Exarchate) without dignity of bishop.

On 22 January 1833, he was appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.Brady, William Maziere. Annals of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and Scotland, J. M. Stark, 1883, p. 279 He received his episcopal consecration at Ushaw College on 29 June 1833, the principal consecrator was Bishop Thomas Penswick, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Peter Augustine Baines, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District and Bishop Thomas Walsh, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District., The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 280. On the death of Bishop Thomas Penswick on 28 January 1836, Briggs succeeded as Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.

Pastor C. B. Sercombe,Pastor Adams Mckeown, Pastor Albert Seaborne and Pastor S. M. Hammond were all sent out by the Apostolic Church UK to strengthen the church. Others Missionaries like Pastors H. L. Copp, C.H. Rosser in 1962, F. Johnson, Pastor P.W. Cawthorne in 1971 and E. H. Williams also were later sent to assist. In 1953 some of the membership followed Pastor James McKeown to form the Gold Coast Apostolic Church, which subsequently became the Church of Pentecost in 1962. The further claims that the Divine Healers Church, The Apostolic Reformed Church and The New Covenant Apostolic were all formed out of The Apostolic Church Ghana.

The area now covered by the Archeparchy was part of the huge Latin Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia, when this prefecture was established in 1839 and was at first based at Massawa and then (from 1860) at Keren in Eritrea, before transferring to what is now the north of Ethiopia in 1894. Before 1839, the area of the present Archeparchy and the rest of the territory of the Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia belonged to the still vaster Apostolic Vicariate of Syria, Egypt, Arabia and Cyprus. On 4 May 1846, the Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia lost much territory to the south on the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Galla (see below). Next year, it was raised to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate and therefore given a titular bishop as its head.

The most ancient collections of canonical legislation are certain very early Apostolic documents, known as the Church Orders: for instance, the Didache ton dodeka apostolon or "Teaching of the Twelve Apostles", which dates from the end of the first or the beginning of the 2nd century; the Apostolic Church-Ordinance; the Didascalia, or "Teaching of the Apostles"; the Apostolic Canons and Apostolic Constitutions. These collections have never had any official value, no more than any other collection of this first period. However, the Apostolic Canons and, through it, the Apostolic Constitutions, were influential for a time in that later collections would draw upon these earliest sources of Church law.Paul Fournier and Gabriel Le Bras, Histoire des Collections Canoniques en Occident depuis les Fausses Décrétales jusqu’au Décret de Gratien, 2 vols.

George Witham (16 May 1655 – 16 April 1725) was an English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District, and, later, as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District.

He received his episcopal consecration from Francis on 4 October. On 31 October, Pope Francis named him apostolic nuncio to Ethiopia and Djibouti, special representative at the African Union, and apostolic delegate to Somalia.

Apostolic Nunciature in Buenos Aires The Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina is the principal representative of the Holy See to the Government of Argentina. The nunciature is at the Fernández Anchorena Palace, in Buenos Aires.

L.T.M. Brans, O.F.M.Cap. (Prefect Apostolic of Padang) and Mgr. G. Panis, M.S.C. (Prefect Apostolic of Sulawesi). On September 15 - May 16, 1924 was held the first meeting of Bishops of Nusantara in Jakarta Cathedral.

On 5 March he was appointed Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Chile on 6 December 2007. On 10 May 2011, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.

On 4 Apr 1856, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IX as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan. He served as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan until his death on 6 May 1861.

They focused mainly on monotheism and their harshest words were used for ancient mythologies.Richardson (1953). Pp 16–17. Fathers such as Irenaeus advocated the role of the apostolic succession of bishops in preserving apostolic teaching.

Apostelamt Jesu Christi (Apostle Ministry of Jesus Christ) is a German Christian church with historical roots in the Catholic Apostolic Church and the New Apostolic Church. It is part of the religious movement called Irvingism.

Dublin, 1639; p. 10-12 (Pope Linus's mother's name is given as Claudia in the Apostolic Constitutions).Apostolic Constitutions 7.4 John WilliamsJohn Williams, Claudia and Pudens, 1848 made the same identification in the 19th century.

The position of Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam is held by the prelate who serves as Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia, who resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both positions have been vacant since 11 October 2019.

"The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church" , Catholic Near East Welfare Association website.

Apostolic Vicariate of South Arabia His successor is Bishop Paul Hinder.

Ganchvor Sourp Asdvadzadzin (, ) is the Armenian Apostolic church in Famagusta, Cyprus.

She is one of the saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Armenian Apostolic Church gives ecclesiastical guidance to most of the Armenians.

The building was subsequently taken over by the Christ Apostolic Church.

Armenians living in Turkmenistan (below 1%) mostly adhere Armenian Apostolic Church.

The Apostolic Church of Queensland is an Australian church which has its roots in the restoration movement of the Catholic Apostolic Church of the early 19th century. It was founded 1883 in Queensland, Australia by H. F. Niemeyer and took its actual name in 1911. It is a member church of the United Apostolic Church which was founded in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1956. Logo of Apostolic Church of Queensland The church's logo is a 4R-symbol as it is used by the South African sister church, too.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Princesa is an Apostolic Vicariate in the Philippines. Within the Catholic Church hierarchy, it operates like a diocese and is headed by a titular bishop. Its episcopal see is the Immaculate Conception Cathedral-Parish in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It is not a part of an ecclesiastical province as it is directly subject to the Holy See, yet for the purpose of apostolic cooperation usually grouped with the Archdiocese of Manila, along with the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay.

23 March 1972 – Erection of Apostolic Exarchate of Bijnor by the papal bull Beatorum Apostolorum of Pope Paul VI. Nomination of Fr Gratian Mundadan CMI as the Apostolic Exarch. 25 July 1972 – Fr Gratian Mundadan CMI took charge as the Apostolic Exarch of Bijnor. 26 February 1977 – Erection of the Diocese of Bijnor by the Papal Bull Quae Cum Romano of Pope Paul VI. Nomination of Apostolic Exarch Gratian Mundadan CMI as the first Bishop of Bijnor. 6 November 1977 – Episcopal Ordination of Most Rev.

The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki () is an Apostolic Vicariate (pre-diocesan jurisdiction entitled to a titular bishop) of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in northern continental Greece. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province, and remains vacant under 'temporary' Apostolic administrators since its only proper Apostolic Vicar, Alessandro Guidati, was promoted Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos in 1929. Its episcopal see is the Latin Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Thessaloniki.

On 7 January 2009 he was replaced as apostolic visitor in Italy and Spain. On 2 June 2009 he was appointed apostolic administrator "sede vacante" of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainian Catholics in Britain. He took part in the election of the new major archbishop in 2011 after Cardinal Husar's retirement. He was formally named apostolic exarch by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 June 2011,NOMINA DELL’ESARCA APOSTOLICO PER I FEDELI UCRAINI DI RITO BIZANTINO RESIDENTI IN GRAN BRETAGNA and installed on August 2, 2011.

Cathédral Saint-Pierre in Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 14 Aug 2019 The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Iles Saint Pierre et Miquelon (; French: Vicariat Apostolique des Îles Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) was an apostolic vicariate of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in North America. The Vicariate comprised the entirety of the French dependency of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off the south coast of Newfoundland. As an Apostolic Vicariate, it did not have a formal metropolitan. The church was headed by vicar apostolic.

This seniority ranking system does not diminish the importance and the greatness of the Archdiocese of Jerusalem and All the Near East, since its inclusion under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Church of Alexandria in early medieval times. The archiepiscopal status of this great Metropolis is also granted due to the Holy Apostolic Throne that it represents, being the Apostolic and Patriarchal Throne of Jerusalem, although its Metropolitan Archbishop does not claim that title and is under the jurisdiction of the Holy Apostolic Throne of Alexandria.

Patrick James Byrne, M.M. (October 26, 1888 – November 25, 1950) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (Maryknoll) he was assigned to missions in Korea and Japan. He served as the Prefect Apostolic of Pyongyang from 1927 to 1929, Prefect Apostolic of Kyoto from 1937 to 1940, Apostolic Visitor to Korea from 1947 to 1949, and the Apostolic Delegate to Korea from 1949 to 1950. He died in the custody of the Communists in Korea.

Some Nonconformist Protestants, particularly those in the Calvinist tradition, deny the doctrine of apostolic succession, believing that it is neither taught in Scripture nor necessary for Christian teaching, life, and practice. Accordingly, these Protestants strip the notion of apostolic succession from the definition of "apostolic" or "apostolicity". For them, to be apostolic is simply to be in submission to the teachings of the original twelve apostles as recorded in Scripture.Martin E. Marty, A Short History of Christianity (New York: Meridian Books 1959) at 75–77 (traditional doctrine).

The Old Apostolic Lutheran Church is the largest Laestadian/Apostolic Lutheran church in America. At its beginning in about 1900, it was a small group when the Laestadian movement in America was splintered, giving rise to the "New Apostolic Lutheran Church" and the "Old Apostolic Lutheran Church." Originally, the OALC had only a few church buildings, and services were usually held in homes. During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries the OALC had grown due primarily to the belief in, and creation of, large families.

The Apostolic Pastoral Congress was formed (initially under the name "Apostolic Pastoral Association") during the first decade of the 21st century. It started in northern England and now has country-wide membership. The Apostolic Pastoral Congress remains particularly active in Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas, and has its administrative office at Manchester. In 2013, the presiding prelate of the Apostolic Pastoral Congress was elevated to the status of archbishop, at a ceremony held in Southwark Cathedral at London Bridge in central London, England.

In 1926, an Apostolic Exarchate was established in Sofia for the pastoral care of the Byzantine Catholics in Bulgaria among them. This was arranged largely with the help of Archbishop Angelo Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII, who in 1925 was named Apostolic Visitator and, later, Apostolic Delegate for Bulgaria, where he stayed until 1934. During the Second World War Bulgaria occupied the bigger part of Macedonia and Western Thrace. In 1941, the Uniat parishes went under the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Exarchate in Sofia.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Cape Verde is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde. It is headed by the Apostolic Nuncio, a member of the diplomatic service of the Holy See, who represents the interests of the Holy See to Church officials, the government, and civil society in Cape Verde. It is a diplomatic post with the rank of ambassador. The title Apostolic Delegate to Cape Verde is held by the prelate appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal; he resides in Dakar.

The first dialogues were held in Southern Germany, where the New Apostolic congregations in Memmingen and Aschaffenburgnak.org: Guest membership in ACK of Aschaffenburg have joined the ecumenical institution Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen. The New Apostolic district Thun, SwitzerlandDistrict of Thun – Ecumenism is also a guest member. The leaders of this institution published a brochure about the New Apostolic Church in April 2008.

Joseph Khawam (born April 14, 1968 in Aleppo, Syria) is a Catholic priest and member of the Basilian Aleppian Order. He was appointed the apostolic exarch of the Melkite Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela by Pope Francis on December 20, 2019. He is also Apostolic Administrator of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso in Mexico City.

It was established on 8 April 1935 as Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaotong 昭通 (中文) / Chaotung / Chaotungen(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Yunnanfu 雲南府). In 2000, the Vatican appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of Zhaotong. He served in that position until his death in February 2012. Since then, it is without Superior.

Apostolic Nunciature in Warsaw The Apostolic Nuncio to Poland is one of the oldest nuncios, appointed by the Pope as apostolic representative to the Roman Catholic Church in Poland. Three nuncios to Poland went on to be elected pope. Three were cardinals at the time of their appointment as nuncio, and the rest --with the sole exception of Filippo Cortesi--were elevated afterwards.

On 31 August 1985, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular archbishop of Astigi and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to both Madagascar and Mauritius. He received his episcopal consecration on 1 November 1985 from Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio. On 7 December 1990, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania. On 18 May 1994, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.

It was established in 1917 as an Apostolic exarchate, this being the Eastern Catholic pre-diocesan equivalent of an Apostolic vicariate; hence it was directly subject to the Apostolic See and its Congregation for the Eastern Churches and not part of any ecclesiastical province. It was established in territory that previously exclusively belonged to the Latin Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mohilev.

Erected in 1870, the diocese has the distinction of being one of the oldest in all of Burma. Originally established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma, in 1927 the Vicariate was subdivided, and the Apostolic Prefecture of Kentung established. The Prefecture would eventually become the Diocese of Kengtung. At the same time, the old Vicariate was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Toungoo.

By 1921 there were thirty thousand Christians in the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu. Kabgayi became the seat of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ruanda when it was created in April 1922, separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Urundi. In 1928 Alexis Kagame entered the Kabgayi minor seminary. He was to become a major intellectual leader, author and expert on Rwandan traditions and culture.

Among the Apostolic Fathers, "a strong case can be made for Ignatius' use of ... 1 and 2 Timothy".Paul Foster, "Ignatius of Antioch," in Gregory and Tuckett (eds), (2005), The Reception of the NT in the Apostolic Fathers, OUP, p.185 Similarly for Polycarp.Michael W. Holmes, in Gregory and Tuckett (eds), (2005), The Reception of the NT in the Apostolic Fathers, OUP, p.

Formal diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the Holy See resumed in 1914 and an Apostolic Delegation to Great Britain was established on 21 November 1938. The Apostolic Delegation to Great Britain was promoted to the rank of an Apostolic Nunciature by Pope John Paul II in 1982.Nunciature to Great Britain at GCatholic.org. Retrieved on 11 June 2013.

On 17 February 1893, Pope Leo XIII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora from the Ecuadorian Apostolic Vicariate of Napo. Its name was changed slightly by Pope John Paul II to the Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador on 22 February 1991. This avoids confusion with other cities called Zamora, in Europe and the Americas (including bishoprics in Spain and Mexico).

On 1 June 1997 joined the Holy See's diplomatic service. Served in Mozambique, Thailand, Singapore, Cambodia, Hungary, Syria and Iran. In 2012 he was appointed as Secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature in Russia. Archbishop Józwowicz was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda on 18 March 2017, replacing Archbishop Luciano Russo, who had previously been appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Tunisia.

B. Lightfoot, The Apostolic Fathers, (1890, second ed., London, Macmillan & Co.) volume 1, page 3. See also, David Lincincum, The Paratextual Invention of the Term 'Apostolic Fathers', The Journal of Theological Studies, n.s. vol. 66, nr. 1 (April 2015) pages 139-148; H.J. de Jonge, On the Origin of the Term 'Apostolic Fathers', The Journal of Theological Studies, n.s. vol.

The Oriental Orthodox Churches affirm the ideas of apostolic succession and episcopal government. Within each national Church, the bishops form a holy synod to which even the Patriarch is subject. The Syriac Orthodox Church traces its apostolic succession to St. Peter and recognises Antioch as the original See of St. Peter. The Armenian Apostolic Church traces its lineage to the Apostle Bartholomew.

Van Sambeek was appointed Titular Bishop of Gergis and Vicar Apostolic of Tanganika on 19 November 1936. On 7 May 1937 he was ordained bishop by Bishop Anton Oomen. On 10 May 1946 the Apostolic Vicariate of Kigoma was formed from part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tanganyika. Van Sambeek kept the less-developed northern Buha region of the diocese.

On 23 April 1994, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Peru. He was appointed apostolic nuncio to France on 19 June 1999. He was appointed Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary on 2 June 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. He was appointed a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on 24 July 2010 for the usual five-year term.

Dodë Gjergji (born 16 January 1963) is an Albanian Kosovar prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2006, he serves as Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Prizren. Dodë Gjergji was born on in village Stubla near Đakovica, SFR Yugoslavia. From 2000 to 2005 he was the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë in Albania.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Micronesia was established in 1844, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Western Oceania. On 15 May 1886, it lost territory to establish the Mission sui juris of Eastern Carolines and the Mission sui juris of Western Carolines. In 1887 it was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate (entitled to a titular bishop) of Micronesia. It remained exempt, i.e.

Sante Portalupi (1 November 1909 – 31 March 1984) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. From 1959 until his death he held the senior position as apostolic delegate or apostolic nuncio in several countries in Latin America and Africa, ending his career as Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos (originally Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas) () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate (pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction) in Amazonian northern Peru. It is exempt (i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) and has its cathedral episcopal see, the Catedral San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist), in the city of Iquitos.

He was given additional responsibilities as Apostolic Administrator of Isfahan in 1949. On 19 March 1953, Pope Pius reassigned him to be Apostolic Internuncio to Syria. On 4 July of that year he gave additional responsibilities as Apostolic Administrator of Aleppo. Because of health problems, in 1958 he moved to Rome, where he could be treated at the Frascati Hospital.

Apostolic Nunciature to Korea The Apostolic Nunciature to Korea is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in South Korea. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Seoul. The Holy See consistently refers to Korea when making appointments, never South Korea or North Korea.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile in British territory was given to the Mill Hill Missionaries, containing the provinces of Kyaggive and Kampala Mengo. The remaining provinces of Buganda were assigned to the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Nyanza under the White Fathers, as well as the three Kingdoms of Unyoro, Toro and Ankole. Antonin Guillermain was made Apostolic Vicar of Northern Nyanza.

Only three Apostolic Prefects have overseen the territory since 1954: Félix Erviti Barcelona, from July 19, 1954, until his retirement on July 6, 1994, Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez from July 10, 1994, until his retirement in 2009, and the Apostolic Prefect-elect, Mario León Dorado OMI, appointed by Pope Francis on June 24, 2013, who had formerly been Chief of the Apostolic Prefecture.

Leopoldo Girelli (born 13 March 1953) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and to Cyprus as well as Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, since 2017. He has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1987 and previously served as Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, East Timor, and Singapore.

Scheme of several Apostolic Churches inside and outside the Netherlands from 1830 until 2005. Click on the image to enlarge. The Restored Apostolic Mission Church (Hersteld Apostolische Zendingkerk - HAZK) was a Bible-believing, chiliastic church society in the Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and Australia. It came forth from the Catholic Apostolic Congregation at Hamburg that separated itself from the mother-church in 1863.

Here among other things the office of chief-apostle was introduced. (compare "I am the vine, you are the branches." - John 15:5) The New Apostolic Church in turn produced in 1951, amongst others, the Apostolisch Genootschap (Apostolic Society). In 1931 the Haarlem HAZK-congregation in the Jacobijnenstraat cut itself loose and continued on as Hersteld Apostolische Zendinggemeente (Restored Apostolic Mission Congregation).

New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 23 August 2017 A papal bull is an official formal decree. In terms of formality, papal bulls and apostolic constitutions are above encyclicals, followed by apostolic letters. An apostolic constitution is the highest level of decree issued by the Pope, and is generally issued as a bull with the requisite formalities regarding seal and signature.

All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. There formally is an Apostolic Nunciature (papal diplomatic representation at embassy-level) to Cape Verde, but it is vested in the Apostolic Nunciature to Senegal, in its capital Dakar.

Antonio Albergati (16 September 1566 – 13 January 1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bisceglie (1609–1627), (in Latin) Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1610–1621), and Apostolic Collector to Portugal (1621–1624).

The Apostolic Vicariate of Yukon-Prince Rupert (until 1967Apostolic Prefecture of Yukon or Apostolic Prefecture of the Yukon-Prince Rupert, () was a Catholic missionary jurisdiction in the extreme northwestern portion of Canada from 1908 until 1916.

Today, the Apostolic Church keeps close fellowship with the Apostolic Church (Czech Republic) and both maintain a Bible school in Kolín, close to Prague. It has an episcopal polity and 20 congregation with about 1,000 adherents.

The Apostolic Vicar of Phát Diệm, Jean-Baptiste Tong Nguyên Ba, consecrated him to the priesthood on 13 March 1937. Pius XII. Appointed him on 30 November 1956 as Apostolic Administrator of Phát Diệm. John XXIII.

On 4 December 1952, it was suppressed and its territory divided to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Riohacha and the Apostolic Vicariate of Valledupar (now both suffragan dioceses of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barranquilla).

Nowadays there are in Campos two Roman Catholic jurisdictions: a Diocese, whose Bishop is Monsignor Roberto Gomes Guimarães and the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney, whose Apostolic Administrator is Monsignor Fernando Areas Rifan.

He was considered a conservative on issues such as apostolic succession.Robert David Redmile, The Apostolic Succession and the Catholic Episcopate in the Christian Church of Canada, p. 68, found at Google Books. Accessed April 14, 2008.

There are no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Burkina Faso as papal diplomatic representation (embassy level), into which the Apostolic Nunciature to Niger is also vested.

On 14 December 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Esmeraldas on territory split from the Diocese of Portoviejo. It was elevated to an Apostolic Vicariate by the same pope on 14 November 1957.

In 1840, two vicariates apostolic were created out of the Northern District, with Bishop Briggs appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Yorkshire District on 3 July 1840., The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, pp. 279–280 and 340.

Rino Passigato, GCC, GCSE (born 29 March 1944) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, who was the Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal from 2008 to 2019 and is the current Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal.

The slogan of the church is "Sea of the World". The church has no relation to the United Apostolic Church of Europe or the Apostolic Church of South Africa - Apostle Unity which derived from other roots.

Published April 29, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2017. while the Vatican's Apostolic Nuncio in the DRC is Archbishop Luis Mariano Montemayor (since 2015).Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See (Vatican City) in Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Republic).

Augustine Eugene Hornyak, OSBM (1919–2003) was the first Apostolic Exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain. He was one of the few English and Ukrainian bishops to attend the Second Vatican Council.

"Letter to Administration Brothers and Members at home and abroad", Signed by the Apostles, July 7, 1960 but there was no restoration of the excommunicated ministers. The various communities and congregations like the Apostolic Church of Queensland or the Apostolic Church of South Africa - Apostle Unity which evolved out of these conflicts in different countries merged in 1956 as the "United Apostolic Church". Another, earlier, split was the break with the Apostelamt Juda in 1902, from which the Apostelamt Jesu Christi emerged. On May 1, 2005 a document of the first steps of reconciliation was signed by the Swiss New Apostolic Church and the United Apostolic Church in Switzerland (Vereinigung Apostolischer Christen).

He was appointed titular Archbishop of Philippi by Pope Leo XIII on 22 December 1897. He served as Apostolic Delegate to Colombia from 1897 and as Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium from 1904 and to Spain until 1907.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Egypt. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

In anticipation of the establishment of diplomatic relations, Pope John XXIII created the Apostolic Internunciature to Turkey on 29 February 1960. Pope Paul VI raised it to the full status of Apostolic Nunciature on 30 August 1966.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Kuwait is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Kuwait. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Latvia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Latvia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Georgia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Georgia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Greece is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Greece. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Hungary is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Hungary. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

On 15 December 1992, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba. On 11 February 1999, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia. On 13 October 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Ecuador is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Ecuador. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Cameroon is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Cameroon. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Zambia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Zambia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Uganda is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Uganda. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Ethiopia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Ethiopia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Gabon is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Gabon. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Jordan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Jordan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Estonia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Estonia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

On February 13, he was also named apostolic nuncio to Lesotho and Namibia. He was consecrated a bishop on March 19, 2016 by Pope Francis. On June 13, 2016 he was also appointed apostolic nuncio to Swaziland.

Bishop Szilárd Keresztes Szilárd Keresztes (born July 19, 1932 in Nyíracsád, Hungary) is a Hungarian Greek Catholic bishop. He had been Bishop of Hajdúdorog and apostolic administrator of the Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc from 1975 to 2008.

This continues the recent practice of having a single apostolic nuncio representing the Holy See in the Baltic states but residing at the nunciature in Vilnius. On 4 March 2019 Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Austria.

There are three Roman Catholic parishes in Brunei. They belong to the Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam. The Right Reverend Cornelius Sim is a bishop and the Apostolic Vicar of Brunei. He was ordained bishop in 2005.

On 6 May 1950, Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Galápagos on territory split off from the Diocese of Guayaquil. Pope Benedict XVI elevated it to an Apostolic Vicariate of Galápagos on 15 July 2008.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Tanzania is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Tanzania. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

On June 6, 1837, the territory was established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Mauritius from the Apostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope and adjacent territories. On December 7, 1847, the vicariate was promoted to a diocese.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Italy is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Italy. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Târgul-Siret was a short- lived 20th century Interbellum permanent Apostolic Administration (pre- diocesan missionary jurisdiction) of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church sui iuris (Eastern Catholic, notably Byzantine Rite) in Romania.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Slovakia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Slovakia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Uzbekistan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Uzbekistan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Mongolia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Mongolia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Iran is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Iran. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Syria is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Syria. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Paraguay is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Paraguay. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The representative of the Holy See to the Catholic Church and the government of Burma is an Apostolic Nuncio, who is resident in Thailand. As of November 2017, the Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop Paul Tschang In-nam.

The Apostolic Catholic Church is headed by a patriarchate, and is headquartered at the National Shrine of Ina Poon Bato (Our Lady of the Rock). The Apostolic Catholic Church does not accept the authority of the Pope.

Apostolic Nunciature in Montevideo Uruguay established diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1856. Uruguay has an embassy to the Holy See. The Holy See has an embassy in Montevideo. The first Apostolic Delegate was Vincenzo Massoni.

John Bernard Kevenhoerster, O.S.B. (November 1, 1869 - December 9, 1949) was a German-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Prefect Apostolic (1931–41) and Vicar Apostolic (1941-49) of the Bahama Islands.

He served as Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking until his death on 31 Mar 1754. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Louis Néez, Apostolic Vicar of Western Tonking and Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae (1739).

The Apostolic Nunciature to Cyprus is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Cyprus. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, C.M. is the serving Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia.

On 13 May 2017, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland.

The territory was previously part of the former Vicariate Apostolic of Trinidad.

On 25 May 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Monaco.

On 25 April 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania.

On 22 February 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina.

She is a member of St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Dearborn.

Pérez retired as Apostolic vicariate of Requena, Peru on 15 May 1987.

The township contains these five cemeteries: Apostolic, Dobbins, Palestine, Palestine and Wolcott.

Montreal is the seat of a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

The other half of the apostolic vicariate became the Diocese of Plymouth.

This is a calendar of saints list for the Armenian Apostolic Church.

In 1842, the Propaganda Fide created the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Oceania that included New Caledonia, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji Islands. This lost territory with establishment by canonical erection by the Holy See on August 20, 1850, of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago, entrusted to the Society of Mary (Marists). On January 4, 1957, the Vatican changed the name of the Vicariate Apostolic to Samoa and the Tokelau Islands. The vicariate apostolic was elevated to the Diocese of Apia on June 21, 1966, and made suffragan to the metropolitan see of Suva, Fiji.

Therefore, on 6 February 1863 Apostle Woodhouse informed the Hamburg congregation, in writing, of its expulsion from the Catholic Apostolic Church. This is commonly known as the "Hamburg Schism". The Hamburg congregation, along with Prophet Geyer, split off to form the Allgemeine Apostolische Mission (General Apostolic Congregation) in 1863, and shortly thereafter the Dutch branch of the Restored Apostolic Mission Church, at first known as Apostolische Zending and officially registered as Hersteld Apostolische Zendingkerk (HAZK) in 1893. Today, 4 January 1863 is considered the date on which the New Apostolic Church was established.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Turkey is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Turkey. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Papal representation in the area that later became Turkey was initiated with the creation of the Apostolic Delegation to Constantinople in 1868, at a time when the Holy See had largely ceded the management of Church affairs in the region to the French Catholic Church. It was renamed the Apostolic Delegation to Turkey in 1930.

On 19 September 1894, it lost territory to the north to the new Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea. The 1847 loss to the Apostolic Vicariate of the Galla involved a vast territory but no established missions; the smaller territory lost in 1894 to the Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea contained 25 of its 28 parishes.The Catholic Church in Ethiopia: A brief history of evangelisation (Fides dossier), p. 6 On 25 March 1937, in a general reorganization of Catholic jurisdictions in Ethiopia that followed its military conquest by Italy, the Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia was suppressed (see below).

An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic administration), or is a diocese, eparchy or similar permanent ordinariate (such as a territorial prelature or a territorial abbacy) that either has no bishop (an apostolic administrator sede vacante, as after an episcopal death or resignation) or, in very rare cases, has an incapacitated bishop (apostolic administrator sede plena).

He was a professor of the Biblical subjects in the Theological Seminary in Stanislaviv from 1910 until 1936 and vice-rector of the same Seminary from 1912 until 1936. On July 3, 1936, Fr. Medvetskyi was appointed by Pope Pius XI the second Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Administration of Lemkowszczyzna (that later was elevated in the rank of Apostolic Exarchate) without dignity of bishop. Apostolic Administrator Medvetskyi suffered from diabetes mellitus. He died in a hospital in Kraków, due to complications after surgery on January 27, 1941 in the age 61.

But Vicariates Apostolic are, by definition, not particular Sees but are under the personal and direct jurisdiction of the Pope, as opposed to Diocesan government; see Vicariate Apostolic. Both De Neercassel and Codde, his successor, were merely Vicars Apostolic of the Dutch Republics with their seats at Utrecht. That did not make them successors to the Bishops and the Archdiocesan See of Utrecht, which had lapsed into non-existence. However, the Jansenists do not specifically focus on the See as their center of gravity and point out that the Vicariate Apostolic could appoint other bishops.

The process of receiving permission from the Ministry of Education and Religion to operate as a church is becoming easier. Assemblies of God, the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and other Pentecostal churches of the Greek Synod of Apostolic Church have 12,000 members.Synod of Apostolic Church of Christ The Independent Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost is the biggest Protestant denomination in Greece with 120 churches.Church addresses from the Official Site - in Greek There are no official statistics about Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost, but the Orthodox Church estimates the followers at 20,000.

On 5 August 1995, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Concordia and Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and to Tunisia, as well as Apostolic Delegate to Libya. On 23 May 1998, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica. On 17 July 2003, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco. In 2010, after several Christians, including one Catholic priest, were forced to leave Morocco on short notice after being charged with undermining the faith of Muslims, Sozzo insisted that the Church adhere to Morocco's law against proselytizing.

In 1912 the missions of Burundi, formerly part of the Vicariate of Unyanyembe, were joined with the missions of Rwanda to form the new Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu, with Hirth as the first vicar apostolic. South Nyanza now consisted only of the regions of Bukoba and Mwanza to the south of Lake Victoria. On 12 December 1912 Sweens succeeded Hirth as vicar apostolic of South Nyanza. On 15 January 1915 the territory was renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza. The vicariate was severely disrupted during World War I (1914–18).

Headline of the first ever publication of the Apostolic Faith, from September 1906 Also starting in September 1906 was the publication of the revival's own newsletter, the Apostolic Faith. Issues were published occasionally up until May 1908, mostly through the work of Seymour and a white woman named Clara Lum, a member of the Apostolic Faith Mission. The Apostolic Faith was distributed without charge, and thousands of laypersons and ministers received copies worldwide. Five thousand copies of the first edition were printed, and by 1907 the press run reached over 40,000.

728 §1 CCEO), # violates directly the Seal of the Confessional (reserved to the Apostolic See; can. 1388 CIC, can 1456 § 1 CCEO, Canon 728 §1 CCEO), # throws away, or for sacrilegious purpose keeps back the Blessed Sacrament (reserved, for Latin Catholics, to the Apostolic See; can. 1367 CIC, can. 1442 CCEO), # consecrates, as a bishop, another bishop without mandate by the Apostolic See or receives such consecration (reserved, for Latin Catholics, to the Apostolic See; can. 1383 CIC, can. 1459 § 1 CCEO), # is an apostate (can. 1364 § 1 CIC, cf. can. 751 CIC; can.

His early assignments included stints in Honduras, Brazil, France, Yugoslavia, and Lebanon. On 22 April 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Cannae and Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and consecrated him a bishop on 27 May. On 29 January 1985, John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil on 2 June 1992, and Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal on 12 October 2002. In 2004 Portugal and the Holy See signed a new concordat, replacing an outdated one from 1940.

Pelayo signs as pastor … sedis apostolice Iacobi beati ("pastor … of the apostolic see of the blessed James"). He confirmed the donation of Santa Comba to the monks of Celanova on 1 October. Though neither charter names the location where it was given, Pelayo's subscriptions indicate that he considers himself not only the bishop of Galicia's apostolic see, but also possessing the secular power in the area.He signs as Apostolice ducatus presidens ("presiding over the apostolic dukedom") and Yriense sedis et apostolico loco regens ("reigning in the see of Iria and the apostolic place"), cf.

The increasing population of Catholics in the Indies led Mgr. Petrus Willekens, then Vicar Apostolic of Batavia, to suggest that a new apostolic vicariate be established in Central Java, headquartered in Semarang, as the area was culturally different and geographically separate from Batavia. The Apolistic Vicariate of Batavia was split in two on 25 June 1940; the eastern half became the Apostolic Vicariate of Semarang. On 1 August 1940 Willekens received a telegram from Pro-Secretary of State Giovanni Battista Montini ordering that Soegijapranata be put in charge of the newly established apostolic vicariate.

Wenceslao Selga Padilla (29 September 1949 – 25 September 2018) was a Filipino Scheut priest who from 2 August 2003 was the Apostolic prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Mongolia.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Ucayali () was a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) located in the north-east of Peru. It was exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Ercole Visconti (1646–1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1678–1712), Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1680–1687), and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1678–1680). (in Latin)"Archbishop Ercole Visconti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

In response, the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide raised the French Capuchin Apostolic prefecture into an Apostolic Vicariate and sent out Dr. O'Connor, 0.S.A. with Irish priests, in 1828, to take over the work of the Frenchmen.

Established on 2001.12.01 as Apostolic Prefecture of Mongo on territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of N'Djaména and from the Diocese of Sarh. Promoted on 2009.06.03 as Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, hence entitled to a titular bishop.

UCANews 14 April 2010 On 20 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Yllana as the Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 17 February 2015, Pope Francis appointed Yllana as the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia.

The Apostolic Christian Church of America is a Christian denomination, based in the United States, and a branch of the Apostolic Christian Church. The denomination consists of approximately 90 congregations in the United States, Japan, Mexico and Canada.

He sincerely believed that the Lord had restored the apostolic > office and the prophetic gifts of the Apostolic Church in the Irvingite > community; and, notwithstanding the apparent failure of the movement, he > adhered to it till his death.

Varlet died on May 14, 1742, having consecrated and shared valid lines of apostolic succession with four archbishops of Utrecht, the last of whom would become the source of apostolic succession for all Old Catholic bishops.Moss, p. 131.

Meeting in a joint convention in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Emmanuel's Church in Jesus Christ and the Apostolic Churches of Jesus Christ merged, taking the name the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. This merger united about 400 Oneness Pentecostal ministers.

The Prefecture Apostolic of Vichada () was a Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) located in the Vichada Department of Colombia. It was exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

The amicable option was that the young movement be split. McKeown heading the Apostolic Church of Gold Coast moved to Akroso and eventually Winneba while Peter Anim led his group under the name THE CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTERNATIONAL.

Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, BA (born 1 August 1938, Aleppo, Syria) is a prelate of the Melkite Catholic Church and served as Apostolic Exarch for the Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela, from 1995 until his retirement 2019.

Paolo Odescalchi (died February 8th 1585 DBI) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Penne e Atri (1568–1572), Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1560–1561 and 1566–1569), and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1553–1560).

If a New Apostolic Christian marries another Christian in their church, the blessing of that church is fully recognised. The New Apostolic Church lends its buildings to other denominations and makes the buildings available for public events. They also try to sell unused churches to religious organisations. The New Apostolic Church is considered modern and progressive in comparison with other free churches or religious groups.

When in 1972 Pope Paul VI reduced the diocesan area of the Archdiocese of Wrocław to Polish territory only by the apostolic constitution Vratislaviensis - Berolinensis et aliarum also the Polish-annexed Meißen diocesan area became officially a part of that archdiocese. The then East German part of Breslau archdiocese was disentangled by the same apostolic constitution and became the exempt new Apostolic Administration of Görlitz.

In 1935 the old building was torn down, and replaced by a design from J. Th. van Oyen; it was built by the contractor Kleiverde. The church was further expanded in 1937, and the lands were fenced off. In 1940, when the Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia was split in two, with Albertus Soegijapranata as the apostolic vicar. Randusari was established as the apostolic vicariate's cathedral.

He was consecrated a bishop on 29 April 1995 by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State. He was made nuncio to Chile on 25 March 1999. On 22 June 2001, John Paul named him apostolic nuncio to Canada. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him apostolic nuncio to France on 22 September 2009, replacing Fortunato Baldelli who had been appointed as Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary.

After the Scottish Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church abandoned the ancient dioceses and hierarchy. In 1653, the whole of Scotland became under the authority the Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland, which in 1694 was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland. On 23 July 1727, Scotland was divided into two Vicariates Apostolic, the Lowland District and Highland District. The Lowland District comprised roughly the Scottish Lowlands.

The Reform of the Roman Breviary by Pope Pius X was promulgated by that Pope with the apostolic constitution Divino afflatu of 1 November 1911. The Roman Breviary is the title of the book obligatorily used for celebrating the Roman Rite Divine Office from the revision of Pope Pius V (apostolic constitution , 9 July 1568) to that by Pope Paul VI (apostolic constitution , 1 November 1970).

On 17 August 2013, Pope Francis named Speich Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana and titular archbishop of Sulci. He received his episcopal consecration from Pope Francis on 24 October. On 19 March 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Deledate to Kosovo. Speich's academic degrees include a doctorate degree in canon law, and a licentiate in sacred theology, both from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

On 12 May 1949, the Apostolic Prefecture of Hollandia was established in the city. In 1963, it was renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Kota Baru. In 1964, it was again renamed as the Apostolic Vicariate of Sukarnapura. It was promoted in 1966 as the Diocese of Sukarnapura, renamed in 1969 as the Diocese of Djajapura and since 1973 spelled as Diocese of Jayapura.

Purasai also contains a huge Lutheran church, Adaikalanathar Church, operated under the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC). Other churches include Jehovah-Shammah (founder - Bro. Bakht Singh), St. Joseph's Church (Vepery High Road near Periamet), St Andrew's church, St. Paul's Church, St. Mathias Church, CSI Missionary chapel, Emmanuel Methodist, Tamil Methodist, Apostolic Church and Apostolic Fellowship Tabernacle, Apostolic Christian Assembly which is the biggest congregation in Chennai.

De Andrea was named titular archbishop of Aquaviva on April 14, 1975. He served as apostolic delegate to Angola and Libya and apostolic pro-nuncio to Iran, Algeria, and Tunisia. In 1989, he was appointed vice-president of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See retiring in 2007.Giovanni De Andrea Between 1993 and 2003, he served as President of the Vatican Publishing House.

The Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora was an episcopal title which took its name after the small villages of Kilmacduagh in County Galway and Kilfenora in County Clare, Ireland. Accurately, the title was an alternative sequence of the Bishop of Kilmacduagh and Administrator Apostolic of Kilfenora followed by the next holder as the Bishop of Kilfenora and Administrator Apostolic of Kilmacduagh.

The first holder of this unusual arrangement was Peter Kilkelly, who had been Bishop of Kilmacduagh since 1744, became Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora in September 1750. Since that date, Kilfenora has been administered by that united diocese as an Apostolic Vicariate. Since the territory of an Apostolic Vicariate comes directly under the pope as "universal bishop", the pope exercises his authority in Kilfenora through a "vicar".

The Apostolic Nunciature to the European Union is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Its offices are in Brussels, which serves as the de facto capital of the European Union (EU). It was called the Apostolic Nunciature to the European Community until 2009.

Cardinal Secretary of State Jean-Marie Villot consecrated him a bishop on 27 June. On 25 August 1979, Ferraioli was given the additional responsibilities of Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Delegate to Togo. Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya on 21 July 1981. In 1982 Ferraioli took up a post in Rome at the Secretariat of State.

Established on 19 January 1948 as Apostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada, from territory split off from the then Apostolic Exarchate of Canada. On 10 March 1951 it was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Toronto. On 3 November 1956 it became the Eparchy (Diocese) of Toronto, losing its missionary pre-diocesan and exempt status, because until then it was directly subject to the Holy See.

He had jurisdiction over all suits involving the Apostolic Camera, and could judge separately or in association with the Clerics of the Apostolic Camera; he was not impeded by Consistory. He has appellate jurisdiction over suits decided by the Masters of the Roads. In a narration of the 18th century, the Camerlengo is the chief officer in the Apostolic Camera, the Financial Council of the Pope.

He received his episcopal consecration on 16 October 1999. On 31 July 2004 John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, and on 8 September 2004 also Apostolic Nuncio to Niger. His assignments in Burkina Faso and Niger ended with the appointment of his successor on 12 June 2007. On 14 February 2008 Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia.

By their nature, apostolic constitutions are addressed to the public. Generic constitutions use the title apostolic constitution and treat on solemn matters of the church, such as the promulgation of laws or definitive teachings. The forms dogmatic constitution and pastoral constitution are titles sometimes used to be more descriptive as to the document's purpose. Apostolic constitutions are issued as papal bulls because of their solemn, public form.

Mario Zanin (April 3, 1890 – August 4, 1958), sometimes referred to by the French form of his name, Marius Zanin, and also known by the Chinese name Cài Níng (), was an Italian prelate and papal diplomat. He served as Apostolic Delegate to China from 1933 to 1946, as Apostolic Nuncio to Chile from 1947 to 1953, and as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina from 1953 to 1958.

He received his episcopal consecration in 5 December 1965 from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani. On 21 May 1966, Pope Paul gave him the additional responsibility of Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi. On 20 September 1971, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho and Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa. He resigned from both those positions on 18 September 1978 at the age of 64.

The Irish in Scotland. Page 54. In 1827, the Holy See erected the Vicariate Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland. It was headed by a vicar apostolic, who was a consecrated bishop and who held a titular see.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Ivory Coast is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Ivory Coast. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

Established on 6 May 1931 as Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 澧縣 (中文) / Lizhou 澧州 (中文) / Lichow / Lichoven(sis) (Latin), on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Changde (常德, now a diocese).

On 4 Aug 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany. He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany until his resignation on 15 Jun 1624. He died on 6 Jun 1643.

On 17 August 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Green Titular Archbishop of Altinum and Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa and Namibia, and Apostolic Delegate to Botswana.Annuario Pontificio (2007), pp. 1346, 1359, 1365; Annuario Pontificio (2011), pp. 1314, 1327, 1333.

Today, the Apostolic Church keeps close fellowship with the Apostolic Church (Slovakia) and both maintain a Bible school in Kolín, close to Prague. In 2008 there was nearly 3400 members in 110 communities, and the church polity is episcopal.

The Apostolic Prefecture (or Prefecture Apostolic) of the Delta of the Nile () was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction, situated in the north of khedival Egypt, comprising four of the six provinces forming Lower Egypt: Gharbieh, Charkieb, Menufieh and Kalyiubieh.

On 1 July 1948, he was elevated to the Apostolic Internunciature to India. He resigned as Apostolic Internuncio on 29 June 1952, having served as the papal representative to India for 21 years. Kierkerls died on 7 November 1957.

The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) 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 Nunciature to North Macedonia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in North Macedonia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

The Apostolic Nunciature to San Marino is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in San Marino. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

On the way to Kozhencherry there is a big Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church named Mar Beshanania Church. It's a four way junction leading to Pathanamthitta, Punnakadu, Aranmula. There is also an Apostolic Mission church named Thekkemala Apostolic Mission (TAMI).

On 13 November of the same year he died at Naples. The Diocese of Nanjing was then suppressed, and the Vicariate Apostolic of Kiang-nan entrusted to the French Jesuits. Father Pierre André Borgniet became administrator Apostolic in 1856.

On 17 April 2020, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa as well.

He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany until his death in February 1670.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Bangladesh as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level).

In 1977, it was sold to the Greater Bethel Temple, an Apostolic Church.

He was Appointed Prefect Apostolic of Jammu and Kashmir on 11 November 1978.

In 2013, 80,000 people living in Marseille identified themselves as Armenian Apostolic Church.

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Darién () was erected on 29 November 1925.

On 28 January 1913 the Apostolic Vicariate of Bangueolo was separated from Nyassa.

Bishop Marc-Thomas Oliffe, Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bengal, served as Co-Consecrator.

Only Apostolic Vicariate of Finland, the direct precursors of the current Latin see.

He was given additional responsibilities as apostolic nuncio to Gabon on 21 May.

Christopher Heath (1802–1876) was an English minister of the Catholic Apostolic Church.

Optatissima pax, 11 The Pontiff closes the encyclical by imparting his Apostolic Benediction.

He was created Protonotary apostolic. On 13 December 1830, he pronounced, before the cardinals gathered for the conclave, the oration for Pope Pius VIII. He was appointed as Apostolic delegate in Orvieto in 1832, and in Spoleto from 1834 until 1835.

In c. 380, the redactor of the Apostolic Constitutions attributed a canon to the Twelve Apostles themselves as the 85th of his list of such apostolic decrees:. It is said that the Coptic translation and some Arabic version include Revelation.

It was established on 1842.08.30 as Apostolic Prefecture of Mardin alias of Mesopotamia, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Prefecture of Syria and Cicilia, and run by Capuchin Friars Minor. Circa 1909, it was suppressed without former successor jurisdiction.

Jacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. (1787–1861) (Chinese: 馬伯樂) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan (1856–1861), Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (1838–1856), and Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates (1817–1861).

Resignation: Messeri, p. 66, note, column 1. Annibale returned to Rome, where the new pope, Sixtus V, named him Consultor at the Holy Office (Inquisition). In 1586, he was appointed Cleric of the Apostolic Camera, and Apostolic Visitor to Piceno.

The church is identified in Spanish as both ' (Spanish for Mexican Orthodox Apostolic Catholic Church) and ' (Spanish for Mexican Catholic Apostolic Church); in English it also known as the Old Mexican Roman Catholic Church, and the Mexican National Catholic Church.

He was briefly recalled to apostolic service in January 2016 to act as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mannar when the position of Bishop of Mannar fell vacant after Rayappu Joseph's retirement; he held this appointment until December 2017.

The Apostolic Prefecture of the Sahara and the Sudan became an apostolic vicariate in 1891. Lavigerie appointed Toulotte the coadjutor bishop. He left Rome to take up this position. Toulotte was a meticulous academic and a solitary ascetic, not a leader.

Lavigerie died at Algiers on 26 November 1892. Toulotte automatically became Vicar Apostolic after the cardinal's death. Toulotte was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan on 4 March 1893. His principal consecrator was Barthélemy Clément Combes, Bishop of Constantine.

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) 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 (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Zamora en [i.e. in] Ecuador () is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see is located in the city of Zamora, in Ecuador's Amazonian Zamora- Chinchipe province. It is exempt, i.e.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Savannakhet () is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Laos. As an apostolic vicariate, it is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop. It is located in central Laos. It is exempt, i.e.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Naples was an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Naples. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador.

On 15 July 1898 the Stanley Falls District became the Orientale Province, with Stanleyville as its headquarters. The Apostolic Prefecture of Stanley Falls was created on 3 August 1904 out of territory taken from the Apostolic Vicariate of Congo Belge.

Angelo Moreschi S.D.B. (13 June 1952 - 25 March 2020) was an Italian missionary of the Catholic Church who spent his career in Ethiopia. He was prefect apostolic of Gambella, and became vicar apostolic there when he became a bishop in 2010.

He received his episcopal consecration in Caserta on 14 April 2012 from Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria and Tunisia on 14 June 2016. Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Panama on 22 August 2020.

Bishop Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. (19 December 1954 − 18 July 2016) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the titular bishop of Carmeiano and the first Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan from 2006 until his death in 2016.

Unless the bishops mentioned above, the trial participants has increased by Mgr. H. Smeetes, S.C.J. (Prefect Apostolic of Bengkulu), Mgr. Th. Herkenrat, S.S.C.C. (Prefect Apostolic of Pangkalpinang). Also present Th Fr. De Backere, C.M., Fr Cl. Van de Pas, O.Carm.

Joseph Shanahan B.Sc., C.S.Sp. (1871–1943) was an Irish-born priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans), who served as a bishop in Nigeria – first as prefect apostolic of Lower Niger and then as vicar apostolic of Southern Nigeria.

The Roman Catholic Prefecture Apostolic of Upper Kassai () was a mission territory in the Belgian Congo. It was erected as a simple mission in 1901, and detached, as a prefecture Apostolic, from the Vicariate of Belgian Congo, on 20 August 1901.

Alessandro Castracani or Alessandro Castracane (1580 – 22 July 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fano (1643–1649), Apostolic Collector to Portugal (1634–1640), Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1629–1634), and Bishop of Nicastro (1629–1632).

Later on, he explained publicly that participating in ecumenism would have triggered conflicts and criticism between the church and larger denominations. An interest in ecumenism only came about when Chief Apostle Hans Urwyler sought to contact other Apostolic Denominations. In 2000, Richard Fehr called an Apostolic Council which embraced discussion about common social and religious topics and interests. A general rapprochement between Apostolic denominations has been underway since 2005.

On 8 January 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Parra titular archbishop of Thélepte and gave him the title "Apostolic Nuncio". On 2 February 2011 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan. He received his episcopal consecration on 5 February 2011 from Pope Benedict XVI, with Cardinals Angelo Sodano and Tarcisio Bertone as co-consecrators. On 21 February 2015, Pope Francis appointed Parra Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique.

It was established on 1937.03.25, during the Italian occupation, as Apostolic Prefecture of Gondar, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia, the heartland of Ethiopia. On 1951.10.31 it was suppressed, its territory being merged back into what was by then the Apostolic Exarchate of Addis Abeba (which became the Metropolitanate in chief of an Alexandrian rite Eastern Catholic particular church sui iuris), in Abyssinia.

The eparchy of Bijnor was originally an Apostolic Exarchate, created on 23 March 1972 by the Papal Bull Beatorum Apostolorum of Pope Paul VI. Rev. Fr Gratian Mundadan CMI was appointed the Apostolic Exarch. The Apostolic exarchate of Bijnor was bifurcated from the diocese of Meerut. It consisted of the civil districts of Bijnor (excluding the tehsil of Dhampur), Pauri, Tehri, Uttarkashi and Chamoli of the then state of Uttar Pradesh.

Georg Weig, SVD (Chinese name: Wei Changlu) (December 14, 1883--October 3, 1941) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Qingdao (March 18, 1925--June 20, 1928) and Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Qingdao. Bishop Weig's Chinese name was Wei Changlu. 300px St. Michael's Cathedral was built and consecrated during Bishop Weig's reign, and he is entombed there.

The prefecture received a papal visit from John Paul II in February 1981. In 1992, the prefecture was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Baguio, after ceding territories to form the Apostolic Vicariate of Bontoc-Lagawe and the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk. On June 24, 2004, the prefecture became the Diocese of Baguio, losing its missionary pre-diocesan status and becoming a suffragan of its mother Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia.

Apostolic Church of Christ (Pentecostal) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in North Carolina in 1969 by Johnnie Draft and Wallace Snow. Both these men had been members of the Church of God (Apostolic) prior to establishing this church. The only difference between the Apostolic Church of Christ (Pentecostal) and that from which it was founded is its organization. In this church, a parent board owns all the church's property.

Appointed him Apostolic Vicar of Phát Diệm and Titular Bishop of Numida on 24 January 1959. The Apostolic Vicar of Hanoi, Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê, consecrated him to the bishophood on 26 April of that year. In electoral terms, he chose In caritate non ficta. The Pope raised the apostolic vicariate to the bishopric on 24 November 1960 and thus he was appointed bishop of Phát Diệm.

On 1929.05.25, the jurisdiction was established as Mission sui juris of Yixian 易縣 (中文) alias Yihsien, on territories split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Beijing 北京 and Apostolic Vicariate of Baodingfu 保定府). Promoted on 9 December 1935 as Apostolic Prefecture of Yixian, remaining exempt (directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) and not entitled to a titular bishop.

The countries with presence of the Christ Apostolic Church include the United States of America, Armenian Apostolic Church, the United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Austria, Australia, South Africa, the Ivory Coast, Togo and Chad. Its headquarter is in Ibadan, Nigeria.Abi Olowe, Great Revivals, Great Revivalist, Omega Publishers 2007 The Christ Apostolic Church shows pentecostal features. The number of its members exceeds a million.

The Armenian presence in Ethiopia is historic. On a religious basis, the Ethiopian Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church are both members of the Oriental Orthodox communion of churches alongside Coptic Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, Eritrean Orthodox and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (India) churches. The Armenian inhabitants in Ethiopia are Armenian Apostolics (Orthodox Armenians) belonging to the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Armenian Apostolic (Orthodox) have their own church, Sourp Kevork (St.

Cardinal Lubomyr Husar consecrated him on 27 February. On 14 January 2003 he was appointed apostolic visitor for the Greek–Ukrainian Catholics in Italy and as the major archbishop's procurator in Rome. On 4 March 2004 he also became apostolic visitor in Spain and Ireland. On 25 March 2006 he returned to Ukraine, in charge of Consecrated Life, maintaining the commitment of apostolic visitor in Italy, Spain and Ireland.

There are a total of 14 bishops in Bangladesh; 20 more have died. As head of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario, CSC is the highest-ranked bishop in the country. The Apostolic Nuncio, or papal ambassador, normally a Titular Archbishop, heads the Apostolic Nunciature (the Vatican's embassy), to Bangladesh. Since his appointment by Pope Francis on 6 July 2013, Archbishop George Kocherry has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh.

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Northern Arabia ( Arabic: النيابة الرسولية العربية الشمالية) is a Catholic apostolic vicariate (exempt pre-diocesan Latin missionary jurisdiction) with official seat in Bahrain. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Holy Family Cathedral, in Kuwait City, capital of Kuwait.

Catholic Bishops Conference of India on CBCI website. The Holy See's representative to the government of India and to the Church in India is the Apostolic Nuncio to India. The diplomatic mission was established as the Apostolic Delegation to the East Indies in 1881. It was raised to an Internunciature by Pope Pius XII in 1948 and to a full Apostolic Nunciature by Pope Paul VI in 1967.

The Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney () was established on 18 January 2002 by Pope John Paul II for traditionalist Catholic clergy and laity within the Diocese of Campos in Brazil. It is the only personal apostolic administration in existence, and the only Catholic Church jurisdiction devoted exclusively to celebrating the pre-1965 form of the Roman Rite. Its current Apostolic Administrator is Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Mauritius represents the interests of the Holy See to officials of the Catholic Church, civil society, and government offices in Mauritius. The position of Apostolic Delegate is a diplomatic one, held by a member of the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has the rank of ambassador. The post of Nuncio to Mauritius is held by the Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar and resides in Antananarivo.

Nils Bertil Alexander Persson (born 10 November 1941 in Trelleborg) and a former Presiding Bishop of the Apostolic Episcopal Church (Holy Eastern Catholic and Apostolic Orthodox).The Apostolic Episcopal Church, 1976-1998 He is also a former Primate of the Order of Corporate Reunion. and as His headquarters were in Sweden. In 2012 his book Presentation took place in the Central House of Journalists (Moscow) on 26 June 2012.

Civil Ensign of Malta Section Two of the Constitution of Malta specifies the state's religion as being the Roman Catholic Apostolic Religion. It holds that the "authorities of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church have the duty to teach which principles are right and which are wrong" and that "religious teaching of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Faith shall be provided in all State schools as part of compulsory education".

Curis was born in La Maddalena, Italy, and ordained priest on 13 July 1947. Curis was appointed Titular Archbishop of Medeli as well as Apostolic Delegate to Sri Lanka on 14 July 1971. He was consecrated on 3 October 1971. Curis was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka (1971), to Nigeria (1978), and to Cyprus (1984) as well as Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine on 4 February 1984.

Though the Encyclopedia says "a delegate apostolic, Mgr. Petrelli, was sent to Japan", he was not Apostolic Delegate to Japan. In 1918, when the Holy See and China agreed to exchange representatives, Petrelli was proposed as the pope's emissary, but objections from the French government, which had long exercised control over the Church in mission territories, prevented the exchange. On 27 May 1921, Pope Benedict named him Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.

He became a referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace and in 1600 he purchased a position as cleric to the Apostolic Chamber. He was appointed governor of Civitavecchia for a year, between 1605 and 1606 and then again between 1609 and 1610. Soon after he was appointed dean of the Apostolic Chamber. Biscia was known as a great collector of books and manuscripts.

In March 2008 the youth of the parish performed a drama at the school to celebrate International Women's Day. Father Anjum Nazir was parish priest of Holy Rosary Church in 2008. On 29 April 2010 Pope Benedict XVI elevated the apostolic prefecture of Quetta to the rank of apostolic vicariate. He appointed Fr. Victor Gnanapragasam OMI as apostolic vicar of the new ecclesiastical circumscription and the titular bishop of Timida.

On 25 March 1937, Pope Pius named him titular archbishop of Perge, Apostolic Delegate to Italian East Africa, and Vicar Apostolic of Addis Abeda, Ethiopia. On 18 December 1945, Pope Pius XII named him Apostolic Nuncio to both El Salvador and Guatemala. He took up a position in the offices of the Secretariat of State in Rome on 23 August 1951. He died in Rome on 30 August 1953.

Arnaud-François Lefèbvre was born in Calais, France and was an ordained priest of the Société des Missions étrangères de Paris. On 6 October 1741, Pope Benedict XIV appointed him Apostolic Vicar of Cochin and Titular Bishop of Nea Aule. On 6 January 1743 he was consecrated bishop by Jean de Lolière- Puycontat, Apostolic Vicar of Siam. He served as Apostolic Vicar of Cochin until his death on 27 March 1760.

The Apostolic Nuncio of Saint Kitts and Nevis was established on July 19, 1999.

Orientales Ecclesiae. AAS 1953, 5-15.Apostolic Letters to the bishops in the East.

He served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang until his death on 27 December 1737.

He was ordained a priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church on May 28, 1991.

The Apostolic Church (in Czech: Apoštolská církev) is a Pentecostal denomination in Czech Republic.

Several free churches are situated in Kehl, including Mennonites and the New Apostolic Church.

Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church(, ), is an Armenian Apostolic church in central Komotini, Greece.

John P. Kelly is a convening apostle of the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders.

It is in favour of monogamy. Within the Christ Apostolic Church, healing is attempted.

Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver and Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, the Apostolic Nuncio, also attended.

He was later named auditor general of the Apostolic Chamber on March 31, 1875.

There are ten Evangelical churches in town, two Catholic churches and one New Apostolic.

Pope John Paul II beatified Monteagudo in 1985 upon his apostolic trip to Peru.

Other country churches in the community are Calvary Apostolic Church and Parma Baptist Church.

Among types of papal legislation, apostolic letters issued motu proprio are next in solemnity.

Since his retirement in 2014, the diocese has been administered by an apostolic administrator.

The Catholic minority is pastorally served by the Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian (Lizhou/ Lichow).

Only that portion of it to which has been given the name Canons of the Apostles was received in the Eastern Christianity. Even if not regarded as of certain Apostolic origin, however, in antiquity the Apostolic Constitutions were held generally in high esteem and served as the basis for much ecclesiastical legislation. The Apostolic Constitutions were accepted as canonical by John of Damascus and, in a modified form, included in the 81 book canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Even if the text of the Apostolic Constitutions was extant in many libraries during the Middle Age, it was almost unknown.

An Armenian church in Anjar The majority of Anjar's Armenians are Armenian Apostolics (Orthodox) who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church and Holy See of Cilicia. Armenian Apostolic Saint Paul Church is the second largest Armenian church in Lebanon.Musa Dagh Memorial in Anjar, Lebanon The Armenian Apostolic community has its own school, Haratch Calouste Gulbenkian Secondary School. In 1940, the chief editor of the Armenian newspaper Haratch in Paris, Shavarsh Missakian, organized a fundraising campaign among the Armenians living in France which enabled the building of the "Haratch" Elementary School next to the newly established St. Paul Armenian Apostolic Church.

K. Die openbaring van die dwaalleer van die Ou Apostelkerk. 2003. Volhard Uitgewers. After his exclusion, Klibbe went on working under the name New Apostolic Church. In 1926, an agreement was reached between the followers of Klibbe and Schlaphoff. As part of the settlement, Klibbe renamed the church he had founded in 1889 as Old Apostolic Church of Africa. According to court papers filed, the Klibbe group became independent from the New Apostolic Church in 1915.Kreunen v Klibbe and the New Apostolic Church, 432 of 1926 (SA)Duncan. B.R. Die Nuwe Apostoliese Kerk: Waarheid of dwaling.

The Apostolic Delegation to Somalia represents the interests of the Holy See in Somalia to officials of the Catholic Church, civil society, and government offices. The Holy See and the government of Somalia have not established diplomatic relations and the position of Apostolic Delegate to Somalia is not a diplomatic one, though the Delegate is a member of the diplomatic service of the Holy See. The Delegate normally holds the title Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia and resides in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Holy See managed its affairs in Somalia through an Apostolic Delegation to the Red Sea Region established in 1969.

Universi Dominici gregis is an apostolic constitution of the Catholic Church issued by Pope John Paul II on 22 February 1996. It superseded Pope Paul VI's 1975 apostolic constitution, Romano Pontifici eligendo, and all previous apostolic constitutions and orders on the subject of the election of the Roman Pontiff. Universi Dominici gregis ("the Lord's whole flock", from the opening statement "The Shepherd of the Lord's whole flock is the Bishop of the Church of Rome, ..."), subtitled On the Vacancy of the Apostolic See and the Election of the Roman Pontiff, deals with the vacancy of the See of Rome, i.e., the papacy.

Formal diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the current Federal Republic of Germany date to the 1951 and the end of the Allied occupation. Historically the Vatican has carried out foreign relations through nuncios, beginning with the Apostolic Nuncio to Cologne and the Apostolic Nuncio to Austria. Following the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and the Congress of Vienna, an Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria replaced that of Cologne and that mission remained in Munich through several governments. From 1920 the Bavarian mission existed alongside the Apostolic Nuncio to Germany in Berlin, with which it was merged in 1934.

The following is a current list of Catholic archdioceses ordered by country and continent (for the Latin Church) and by liturgical rite (for the Eastern Catholic Churches). Many smaller countries, as well as large countries with small Catholic populations, lack (the need for) ecclesiastical province(s) and hence for large Metropolitan archdioceses and may rather have canonical jurisdictions that are immediately subject to the Holy See – dioceses, ordinariates, apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, territorial prelatures, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures and/or missions sui iuris (all of which may also exist in countries with one or more archdioceses).

Contemporary map of Ottoman Macedonia (Salonica Vilayet) c. 1900 Bishiop Lazar Mladenov, Byzantine-Catholic Apostolic Vicar of Macedonia (1883–1895) Bishiop Epiphanius Shanov, Byzantine-Catholic Apostolic Vicar of Macedonia (1895–1922) The Macedonian Apostolic Vicariate of the Bulgarians ( or Vicariatus Apostolicus pro Bulgaris Catholicis Macedoniae),Missiones Catholicae cura S. Congregationis de Propaganda Fide descriptae Anno 1907, Romae 1907, p. 797-799. informally Macedonia of the Bulgarians, was one of the missionary, pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church sui iuris (Eastern Catholic, Byzantine Rite in Bulgarian language). As Apostolic Vicariate it was exempt, i.e.

There were 400 members and 37 houses for the Congregation by 1950 and it was a felt need to divide the Congregation into provinces. Bishop Bonaventure Arana, was appointed by the Apostolic See as an Apostolic Visitor to study the matter and report it to Apostolic See. Based on the report the Apostolic See agreed for the division of Congregation into three provinces. The decision to divide the Congregation intro provinces was taken at the extraordinary meeting of the General Council at Mannanam after the General Chapter which was held from 23 February 1953 to 25 February 1953.

On October 9, 1914, Fr. Bazyuk was appointed by Pope Benedict XV the first Apostolic Administrator of the new created Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina (that was established from the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Križevci) without dignity of bishop. He served in office until 1925 with the sees in Sarajevo (1914–1917) and after – in Banja Luka (1917–1925), when the Apostolic Administration was suppressed and merged again with the Eparchy of Križevci. But Fr. Bazyuk continued to serve in Bosnia until the end of 1926 as a parish priest in Banja Luka and the Apostolic Vicar of Bosnia-Hercegovina.

On 13 September 1894, the Holy See established the Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea, then an Italian colony, with the decree Ut saluti animarum of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. Its territory was taken from that of the Apostolic Vicariate of Abyssinia, which at that time had its headquarters in Keren, Eritrea, a town that became the first seat of the new Apostolic Prefecture of Eritrea.Decree Ut saluti animarum, in Le canoniste contemporain, year 18, pp. 56-57, Paris 1895] On 7 February 1911, it was promoted to Apostolic Vicariate (with a titular bishop as ordinary).

In 1887, the Holy See established two Apostolic Vicariates, Thrissur and Kottayam (later Changanassery) under the guidance of indigenous Syro-Malabar bishops, and named the Church as "The Syro-Malabar Church" to distinguish them from the Latins. The Holy See re-organized the Apostolic Vicariates in 1896 into three Apostolic Vicariates (Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Changanassery). A fourth Apostolic Vicariate (Kottayam) was established in 1911 for Knanaya Catholics. In 1923, Pope Pius XI (1922–39) set up a full-fledged Syro-Malabar hierarchy with Ernakulam-Angamaly as the Metropolitan See and Augustine Kandathil as the first Head and Archbishop of the Church.

The text of the Apostolic Tradition was part of three main ancient collections of the Church Orders, the Alexandrine Sinodos, the Aksumite Collection and the Verona Palimpsest. Being included in the Alexandrine Sinodos, it was held to be authoritative in Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt and Ethiopia, where it was copied and re-edited. The Apostolic Tradition was also used as basis for great part of the eighth book of the Apostolic Constitutions, which had a great diffusion in antiquity. Also the ancient Canons of Hippolytus, Testamentum Domini and Epitome of the eighth Book of the Apostolic Constitutions derive from it.

The archdiocese traces its origin back to the Vicariate Apostolic of Laos, which was established on May 4, 1899, responsible for all of what is now northeast Thailand and modern-day Laos. The seat of the vicariate was at Ban Nonseng, Nakhon Phanom Province. In 1938 the northern part was split off to create the Prefecture Apostolic of Vientiane and Luang-Prabang. After the independence of Laos in 1949 the vicariate was divided: on December 21, 1950, the Laotian part was split off to create the Prefecture Apostolic of Thakhek, while the Thai part became the Vicariate Apostolic of Thare.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Canada is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Canada. It is headed by the Apostolic Nuncio to Canada, which is both an ecclesiastical and diplomatic office, with the rank of ambassador. The Holy See first created a Delegation to Canada and Newfoundland on 3 August 1899. Having reached agreement with Canada on the establishment of diplomatic relations and the exchange of ambassadors, Pope Pius XII renamed it the Apostolic Delegation to Canada on 31 March 1949 and Pope Paul VI erected the Apostolic Nunciature to Canada on 16 October 1969.

The EOC generated controversy throughout its short history, mostly regarding its view of apostolic succession and of apostolic authority. In canonical orthodoxy the hierarchy of authority is based on belief in an unbroken line of apostolic succession, from which the appointment of bishops proceeds. Jack Sparks argued that any attempt to trace such a succession inevitably included false apostles and bad men. In place of the Eastern Orthodox tradition of apostolic succession, Sparks argued for “charismatic” succession. The EOC was itself criticized by both secular and evangelical sources for the bishops’ exercise of binding authority over members.

Greenland was part of the "Apostolic Prefecture of the Arctic Pole" based in Norway from 1855 to 1868. Since that time, Greenland has been part of the Danish Catholic Church hierarchy, first the Apostolic Prefecture of Copenhagen, which was raised to a Vicariate Apostolic, and later a full Catholic Diocese. The territory was under the jurisdiction of the Vicar Apostolic of Copenhagen in the early 20th century. Catholic priests have been visiting Greenland since 1930, after the bishop of Copenhagen, Benedictine Theodore Suhr, received permission from the Vatican to ask permission of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate to missionize there.

In July 1946 Pope Pius XII elevated Onderek to Apostolic Administrator for the Czechoslovak portion of the Archdiocese of Breslau (colloquially: Apostolic Administration of Český Těšín; ), seated in Český Těšín, thus disentangling the parishes from Breslau's jurisdiction.Biographisches Handbuch der Tschechoslowakei, Heinrich Kuhn and Otto Böss (compil.), Munich: Lerche 1961, (Veröffentlichungen des Collegium Carolinum), p. 115. On 31 May 1978 Pope Paul VI merged the apostolic administration into the Archdiocese of Olomouc through his Apostolic constitution Olomoucensis et aliarum.Emil Valasek, "Veränderungen der Diözesangrenzen in der Tschechoslowakei seit 1918", in: Archiv für Kirchengeschichte von Böhmen – Mähren – Schlesien, vol.

Some of the underlying reasons were the Haarlem point of view on the 'equality of the ministries' and strife over the doctrinal opinions around Christ. In 1969 again a schism took place in the Restored Apostolic Mission Church under the leadership of the Amsterdam prophet H.M. van Bemmel, who had already for years opposed the apostolic supervision both verbally and in writing. He therefore also rejected the apostolic prophesying of J. van der Poorten, who in 1968 was called and ordained to the office of apostle. This prophesying called for the restoration of the original apostolic order.

The standard of studies in the seminary acquired such a height that Pope Leo XIII, acceding to Archbishop-Patriarch Valente's exposition and request, by his Apostolic letter Quum Venerabilis Frater, granted the Seminary the faculty of bestowing the academic degree of "Bachelor in Divinity". The requirements, as extant in the Apostolic Letter, were very strict. The Apostolic Letter, having obtained the royal pleasure (beneplacitum regium), was executed in Goa only in 1894. Since then up to 1931, when the faculty stood abolished by virtue of the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius XI Deus Scientiarum Dominus, thirty-five priests were conferred the said degree.

15 it lost Egyptian territory to establish the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria. On 18 May 1839 it ceded part of its territory for the creation of the Apostolic Vicariate of Egypt and Arabia (today the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt) and the Apostolic Prefecture of Abyssinia (today Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba in the Ethiopian rite), and simultaneously took the name of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo. On October 4, 1847, it ceded Palestine, Cyprus and the areas corresponding to (the current / (Trans)Jordan for the restoration of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. With the end of the Ottoman Empire, the birth of modern Turkey (1923) and especially with the passage of Hatay from Syria to Turkey (1938), under the Papal bull of Pope Pius XII Ad maius christifidelium of 5 October 1939 and Quo sacrorum of 9 December 1939, the Vicariate Apostolic of Aleppo lost the Turkish territories that passed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Luang Prabang () is a Latin rite jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Laos. As an apostolic vicariate, it is a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, entitled to a titular bishop. It is located in northern Laos. It is exempt, i.e.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Panama is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Panama. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Panama City.

Pope Pius IV made him a domestic prelate. On 1 May 1562 he became secretary apostolic. He served as auditor general of the Apostolic Signatura from 3 April 1565 to 1578. On 8 November 1570 he was elected Titular Patriarch of Alexandria.

Ottaviano della Raverta or Ottaviano della Rovere (died 1561) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1545–1561), (in Latin) twice the Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1560 and 1561), and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1553–1560).

He was promoted to titular archbishop of Nazianzo on 9 December 1906. He was recalled to Rome in 1910. He was appointed Archbishop of Amalfi on 27 January 1911. He was appointed Apostolic Delegate and vicar apostolic of Constantinople on 10 June 1914.

He received his episcopal consecration on 24 November 1968 from Cardinal Amleto Giovanni Cicognani. He was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Ghana and Nigeria (a single title) on 2 October 1973. On 29 April 1976, he was named Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nigeria.

On April 15, 1592, Pope Clement VIII made him a protonotary apostolic. He was then made papal envoy to the County of Flanders. In 1595, he became Referendary of the Apostolic Signatura. He became vice-governor of Fermo on September 20, 1596.

Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara (4 May 1895 - 16 July 1963) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Savannah (1935–59), Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland (1951-54), and Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain (1954–63).

Custodio do Pinho (1638–1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria (1669–1697), Vicar Apostolic of Malabar (1694–1697), and Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (1669–1696). (in Latin)"Bishop Custodio do Pinho" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Gilbert Stuart's portrait of John Carroll, first leader of the Apostolic Prefecture of the United States. The Apostolic Prefecture of the United States () was the earliest Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction to be officially recognized after the United States declared independence in 1776.

Beach Hotel catered to vacationers until a fire in 1898. Galveston was also home to the first Roman Catholic cathedral in Texas. In 1839, Rome created the prefecture apostolic of Texas, which was later elevated to a vicariate apostolic on July 10, 1841.

22), Apostolic Administrator of Chios (insular Greece) (1939 – 1947.02.22), emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro (1947.02.22 – death 1952.06.25) ; "Temporary" Apostolic administrators during the long see vacancy since 1929 # Giovanni Battista Filippucci (1929 – 1947), while Archbishop of Athens (peninsular Greece) (1927.02.

Adolfo Tito Yllana (born 6 February 1948) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an archbishop and apostolic nuncio since 2001, the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia since 2015.

A Commissary Apostolic (Latin Commissarius Apostolicus) is Commissary (i.e. one who has received power from a legitimate superior authority to pass judgment in a certain cause or to take information concerning it) who has been appointed by the pope, hence commissary Apostolic.

In the 20th century, it had distance to other Aladura churches. At least in 1999, a dissident faction of the name Christ Apostolic Church existed. Christ Apostolic Church has a major presence among the Yoruba population. It does not have infant baptism.

On 23 March 2011, he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Indonesia. On 26 April 2017, Pope Francis appointed him apostolic nuncio in Nigeria. On 24 October 2017, he was also appointed permanent observer at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Very Reverend Oleksiy Bazyuk (; 26 March 1873 – 12 June 1952) was a Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the single Apostolic Administrator of the Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina from its establishing on 9 October 1914 until its dissolution in 1925.

Henry Drummond, 1857 engraving The Catholic Apostolic church built at Albury Park in 1840 for Drummond Henry Drummond (5 December 1786 – 20 February 1860), English banker, politician and writer, best known as one of the founders of the Catholic Apostolic or Irvingite Church.

11 – death 1987.10.03) #Apostolic Administrator Peter Toshio Jinushi (ペトロ地主敏夫) (3 October 1987 – 2000), while Bishop of Sapporo 札幌 (Japan) (1952.12.11 – death 1987.10.03) (札幌) (Japan) (1987.10.03 – 2009.11.17) #Apostolic Administrator Jerzy Mazur, Society of the Divine Word (S.

Jean-Baptiste Anouilh, C.M. (Chinese: 董若翰) (1819–1869) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li (1858–1869), Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Peking (1848–1858), and Titular Bishop of Abydus (1848–1858).

He was also Professor of New TestamentM. V. Abraham, Book Review: Studies in the Gospel of John, Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 33, Issue 1-3, January-September 1984, pp.98-102. at St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Kottayam.St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Kottayam, Chronicle.

From 1923 until 1926 the titular archbishop was Gustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, emeritus apostolic vicar for Korea. The titular see has been vacant since the death of the last incumbent, Joseph Gotthardt, apostolic vicar for South West Africa, on 3 August 1963.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Benghazi () is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) in Libya. It is exempt (i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province). Its cathedral, Benghazi Cathedral, is in the city of Benghazi.

Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic on 7 June 1994 and on 27 February 2001 Apostolic Nuncio to the Netherlands. He retired upon the appointment of his successor in the Netherlands, André Dupuy, on 15 December 2011.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Kyrgyzstan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Kazakhstan.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Tajikistan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Tajikistan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Kazakhstan.

On 18 January 1930, Pope Pius named him its first Apostolic Delegate to the Belgian Congo (later the Democratic Republic of the Congo). On 12 January 1949, Pope Pius XII appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Austria. He died on 13 August 1961.

On 5 August 1967, he received the responsibility of the Pro-Nuncio to Uganda as well. On 27 November 1969, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Central-Western Africa. On 26 September 1973, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Andorra is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Andorra. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Spain.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Namibia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Namibia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in South Africa.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Gambia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Gambia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Liberia.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Liberia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Liberia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Monrovia.

It borders on the Apostolic Prefecture of Xinjiang 新疆, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanzhou 蘭州, Roman Catholic Diocese of Chengdu 成都 and Roman Catholic Diocese of Kangding 康定. It may be vacant by demise, if so without Apostolic administrator.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Lesotho is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Lesotho. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in South Africa.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Liechtenstein is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Liechtenstein. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Switzerland.

David William Valencia Antonio (born 29 December 1963) is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the Bishop of the Diocese of Ilagan in Isabela and the concurrent Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose in Mindoro.

Volodymyr Malanczuk, C.Ss.R. (; 20 August 1904 – 29 September 1990) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch in France. He was the first Apostolic Exarch of the new created Apostolic Exarchat of France as titular bishop of Epiphania in Syria from 1960 to 1982.

Giorgio Bolognetti or Gregorio Bolognetti (22 December 1595 – 17 January 1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rieti (1639–1660), Apostolic Nuncio to France (1634–1639), Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1631–1634), Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (1630–1631).

The diocese was originally created on 26 June 1883 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast, Nigeria. After several name changes under Dahomey, on 14 September 1955 it was promoted as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cotonou.

The result was a victory for the situationists, although the apostolic opposition boycotted the elections.

A separate Apostolic Nunciature in London represents the Holy See in England, Wales and Scotland.

The Prefecture Apostolic of Kwang-si (now spelled Guangxi, ) was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction.

Domenico Sanguigni (27 June 1809 – 20 November 1882) was an Italian cardinal and apostolic nuncio.

Yeghegnadzor is the seat of the Diocese of Vayots Dzor of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

The majority of the residents of Rocky Ridge are members of the Apostolic United Brethren.

On 20 May 2019, Francis appointed him apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chur, Switzerland.

Thus, today the Apostolic Christian Church consists of a blend of city and rural churches.

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Fr Ford in China. In 1918 Ford began to serve in the Province of Canton (Guangdong), in southern China, and in 1921 opened the first Maryknoll mission in China. He was named Prefect Apostolic of a new mission in Kaying (Meizhou) in northern Guangdong in 1925. The Prefecture was raised to the status of a Vicariate Apostolic in 1935, with Ford named as Vicar Apostolic, for which he was appointed the titular bishop of Etenna.

The Apostolic Nunciature to India is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in India, with the rank of ambassador. The nuncio serves both as the ambassador of the Pope (as head of State of Vatican City) to the President of India, and as delegate and point-of-contact between the Catholic hierarchy in India and the Pope (as head of the church). The Apostolic Nuncio to India is also the Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal.

Laneau was born in Mondoubleau, France. After studies, he was ordained a priest in La Société des Missions Etrangères.Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Louis Laneau, M.E.P." retrieved November 9, 2015 On 4 July 1669, Laneau was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Siam and Titular Bishop of Metellopolis. On 25 March 1674, he was consecrated bishop by Pierre Lambert de la Motte, Vicar Apostolic of Cochin with Bishop François Pallu, Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien, serving as co-consecrator.

Jean-Baptiste Pallegoix, M.E.P. (24 October 1805 – 18 June 1862) was vicar apostolic of Eastern Siam. Born in Combertault, France, he was consecrated as a priest of the Société des Missions Etrangères on 31 May 1828. On 3 June 1838 he was assigned as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Siam and titular bishop of Mallus. He was consecrated the same day by Bishop Jean-Paul-Hilaire-Michel Courvezy, the vicar apostolic of Siam.

On 27 June 1923, Pope Pius XI named him a titular bishop and the first Apostolic Vicar of the Rabat, Morocco. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Louis-Ernest Dubois, Archbishop of Paris, on 16 August 1923. On 11 March 1927, Pope Pius named him the first Apostolic Vicar of Suez Canal. On 24 November 1928, Pope Pius named him Apostolic Delegate to Indochina and on 26 November a titular archbishop.

Ujiji remained in the Vicariate of Tanganyika, and what is now Rwanda remained in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza. On 11 January 1887 the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo was created, containing the missions to the west of Lake Tanganyika. Joubert left for Mpala, now in the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Congo, in March 1887. Charbonnier had given him full authority as civil and military ruler of the Mpala region.

On 5 November 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 3 October 1675. On 29 November 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice. He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice and Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne until his death on 5 April 1683. He is buried in the cathedral in Milan.

Bader received his episcopal consecration on 17 July 2008 from the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal, with co-consecrators Patriarch Emeritus Michel Sabbah and Archbishop Henri Teissier. Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan on 23 May 2015. He was the first native of Jordan to hold the rank of papal nuncio. Bader was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico on 24 August 2017.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Ghana is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Ghana. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The position of Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana has been vacant since 19 March 2019. In 1948, the Holy See established the Delegation to Dakar led by Marcel-François Lefebvre to represent its interests in French colonial Africa.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kengtung (Lat: Diocesis Kengtunghensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Burma. Erected in 1927 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Kengtung, the prefecture was created from territory in the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Burma. In 1950, the Prefecture was elevated to an apostolic vicariate. In 1955, the vicariate was elevated to a full diocese and became suffragan to the Archdiocese of Taunggyi.

During this time he had responsibility for communications between the Chinese dioceses and the Vatican. His access to mainland China was restricted and contact with Catholic communities in China often maintained in secret. On 13 February 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Apostolic Delegate to the Comoros, and Titular Archbishop of Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland. On 13 March 2010, he was named Apostolic Delegate to Mauritius and Seychelles as well.

The Vicariate was established in 1926 as Apostolic Vicariate of ThessalonicaActa Apostolicae Sedis 18 (1926) on canonical territory split off from the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople, comprising the Greek prefectures of Thessaloniki, Kavala, Xanthi, Volos, Larisa and Giannitsa. Since then, the Vicariate covers the entire territory of northern Greece, including regions of Greek Macedonia, Greek Thrace and Thessaly. Renamed, like its see, in 1992 as Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki (gr. Θεσσαλονίκη).

The Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella () (formerly the Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella) is a Catholic missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction (known as an apostolic vicariate) in the western part of Ethiopia. It is exempt, i.e. immediately dependent upon the Holy See (notably the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical province (such as the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Addis Abbeba). Its cathedral episcopal see is the St. Joseph Cathedral, in Gambela.

The Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus (Latin: Administratio Apostolica Caucasi Latinorum) is an apostolic administration (pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Latin Church in the Catholic Church, established in 1993, with headquarters in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, and to its Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches, not part of any ecclesiastical province. Since 1996, Giuseppe Pasotto is the founding Apostolic Administrator of the Caucasus.

On 6 December 1997, John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Cape Verde, and Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania. On 31 October 2001, John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, on 10 October 2007 to Iran, and on 5 January 2013 to Egypt as well as Delegate to the Arab League. He ended his service as nuncio when he was replaced by Bruno Musarò on 5 February 2015.

The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to Bangladesh is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Bangladesh, equivalent to an embassy. It is located at U.N. Road 2, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212. The current Apostolic Nuncio is Archbishop George Kocherry, who was named to the position by Pope Francis on 6 July 2013. The Apostolic Nunciature to Bangladesh is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Bangladesh, with the rank of ambassador.

On 22 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Titular Archbishop of Otricoli. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz on 27 April in the Cathedral of Oliwa. Later in the year, Pope Francis gave him additional responsibilities as Apostolic Nuncio to the Gambia on 8 June and to Sierra Leone on 21 September. On 12 August 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Panama.

It was fully separated from the Eparchy of Križevci and proclaimed as directly subject only to the Holy See.Acta Apostolicae Sedis, 93 (2001), p. 339. In 2003, a new apostolic exarchate was created for Greek Catholics in Serbia and Montenegro, the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro.Catholic Hierarchy: Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro Its first exarch Đura Džudžar (Ђура Џуџар) was appointed in 2003, with residence in Ruski Krstur.

In contrast to the later Anglo-Catholic movement, Hobart's High Churchmanship did not have a significant liturgical character. Hobart emphasized the significance of baptism and apostolic succession, and how the apostolic succession affected Episcopal ecumenical relationships and ministry with "non- apostolic" churches. The seminary became a center for the High Church Movement and later for the Oxford Movement in America. Through General Seminary, Hobart in particular influenced two future bishops: Benjamin Onderdonk and Jackson Kemper.

In 1912 the missions in Burundi, which had been under the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe, were joined with those of Rwanda to form the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu. In 1908 he had a book of prayers published in Rwanda, followed by a catechism and extracts from the Bible in 1911. On 12 December 1912, Jean-Joseph Hirth was appointed the first Vicar Apostolic of Kivu. He was succeeded at Southern Victoria Nyanza by Joseph Sweens.

The movement to create LGBT-affirming Apostolic or Oneness Pentecostal churches began in 1980 in the city of Schenectady, New York. The founder of the affirming Apostolic movement, Reverend William H. Carey, envisioned an international network of affirming Apostolic churches, including the more fundamentalist theology inherent with such churches. He began what was known as the National Gay Pentecostal Alliance (NGPA). The organization opened its first church in Omaha, Nebraska in 1981.

From 1820 to 1836 he rose through the ranks of the diplomatic service of the Papal States and from 1837 to 1839 was apostolic delegate in Ancona. In 1839 he was named by Pope Gregory XVI titular bishop of Tebe and consecrated bishop on 21 April. From 1839 to 1844 he was Apostolic Nuncio in Switzerland, and then in the Kingdom of Sardinia. During his time as apostolic nuncio he was named Cardinal in Pectore.

Most Armenians are Christian, primarily of Apostolic Church rite. Armenia is considered the first nation to adopt Christianity, which was first preached in Armenia by two Apostles of Jesus, St. Bartholomew and St. Thaddeus in the 1st century. The Armenian Apostolic Church can trace its roots back to the 3rd and 4th centuries. The country formally adopted the Christian faith in 301 A.D. Over 90% of Armenians belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church.

On 25 July 1889, the Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Niger was established out of an area that previously formed part of the larger Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast. On 16 April 1920, the Prefecture was promoted as the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Nigeria. On 9 July 1934, the Vicariate was renamed from Southern Nigeria to Onitsha-Owerri. On 12 February 1948, the Vicariate was renamed again to its present name of Onitsha.

He received his episcopal consecration on 10 October from Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot, the Secretary of State. Mons. Rovida and Pope Pope Paul VI On 13 August 1977, he was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zaire and on 7 March 1981 was named Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva. On 26 January 1985, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and on 7 March 1987 Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.

When Mgr. Bonnand was appointed as the apostolic visitor of the missions of India and set off for his apostolic visitation in November 1859, Godelle took charge of the mission of Pondicherry. He succeeded Bonnand as the Vicar Apostolic on March 21, 1861 after the death of the prelate, while remaining an administrator of Coimbatore. He remained in this additional post until 1865 the Vicariate of Coimbatore was entrusted to Bishop Depommier.

Ernesto Gallina was born in Frosinone, Italy, on 15 May 1924. He was ordained a priest on 31 May 1947. To prepare for a career in the diplomatic service he entered the program of study at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1951. On 16 July 1969, Pope Paul VI named him a titular archbishop and gave him three diplomatic posts: Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon, and Apostolic Delegate to Central Africa.

He received his episcopal consecration on 21 May 1961 in St. Peter's Basilica from Pope John. He was given the additional title of Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia on 9 November 1961 and assigned the archbishop's titular see of Gabula on 14 January 1964. On 7 March 1966, Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia. With increasing ill health Carroll offered his resignation as Apostolic Vicar, which was accepted in February l976.

On 5 March 1970, Pope Paul VI named him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic, as well as Apostolic Delegate to the Republic of the Congo and Chad. He received his episcopal consecration on 7 May from Cardinal Jean-Marie Villot. On 25 June 1975, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cuba. On 15 December 1978, Pope John Paul II named him Nuncio to Peru.

The term Apostolic Letters (Litterae apostolicae in Latin) has two uses in Roman Catholicism: # The letters of the Apostles to Christian communities or those in authority, i.e. the Pauline Epistles, the Letter to the Hebrews, together with the seven General Epistles of the other Apostles. # One of the major types of ecclesiastical document issued by the Pope or in his name, the others being Papal Briefs, Papal Bulls, Apostolic Constitutions, Apostolic Exhortations and Papal Rescripts.

Obadare was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1949. He worked as an evangelist with The Apostolic Church (TAC) from 1953 to 1957, following which he joined the Christ Apostolic Church at the behest of Joseph Ayo Babalola. In 1954, he studied at the Apostolic Church Theological Seminary. Obadare founded the World Soul Winning Evangelistic Ministry. Prior to his death in March 2013, he was the President of the Interdenominational Ministers’ Association of Nigeria (IMA).

On 1 July 1972, Oliveri entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See, first as secretary of the apostolic nunciature in Dakar, Senegal, and later at the Secretariat of State in Rome as secretary to Cardinal Giovanni Benelli. From 1978 to 1985, he served in the apostolic nunciature in London and Paris before being recalled to the apostolic nunciature in Rome. In 1978, he received the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness.

Paolo Odescalchi was born in Como, Italy. In 1553, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland. On 15 Jun 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples; he resigned from the position on 4 Sep 1561. In Dec 1566, he was once again appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples.

It was established on March 1, 1963 as Apostolic Vicariate of Luang Prabang with territory split off from the Vicariate Apostolic of Vientiane. Since the Communist takeover of Laos in 1975 the Catholic Church in the vicariate of Luang Prabang has been strongly suppressed.

The Apostolic Nunciature to El Salvador is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in San Salvador.

Just as it is possible to be saved without finding the New Apostolic faith, the dead can be saved another way by Christ's grace, therefore without help of Apostles. The New Apostolic Church clearly states that most questions regarding this issue cannot be fully answered.

On October 17, 2018, following the sudden death of Bishop Joseph Cistone the day before, Pope Francis named Hurley the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Saginaw. Pope Francis also chose Hurley as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Gaylord on June 23, 2020.

Cilicia See. St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, Toronto. Most Armenian Canadians belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church. Its parishes are affiliated with either the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (under the Armenian Diocese of Canada) or the Holy See of Cilicia (Armenian Prelacy of Canada).

The Congregation of the Apostolic Carmel - Karnataka Province is a catholic women's congregation situated in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka, India. It was established in the year 1870 by three Catholic nuns from France of the order of Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel.

Jean-Marie Speich is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1986. He has been an archbishop since 2013 and Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo since March 2019.

It was erected 10 March 1951, as the Apostolic Administration of El Petén. It was elevated to Apostolic Vicariate on 3 February 1984, hence entitled to a titular bishop, but remains exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

The Apostolic Christian School is a Canadian private Christian school located in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick. The school was founded in 1976 by Pastor Jim McKillop and is administered by the Family Worship Centre (formerly known as the First Apostolic Pentecostal Church) of Plaster Rock.

According to his Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, the pontif's personal motto "Totus Tuus" was inspired by St. Louis' doctrine on total consecration to the Virgin Mary.Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae Claire Ferchaud was born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre.

Detail from the Udi`s church in Nij village. The Church of Albania or the Albania Apostolic Church was an ancient, briefly independent, autocephalous church. Igor Kuznetsov.Udis It later fell under the religious jurisdiction of the Armenian Apostolic ChurchRobert H. Hewsen, Armenia: A Historical Atlas.

Apostolic Faith Church Church-affiliated groups also regularly assemble in other parts of the world and recently include India. In some locations, member churches carry the name Trinity Apostolic Faith Church in order to differentiate themselves from non- affiliated churches in the same area.

On 1 August 2015, Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop of Midila (Algeria) and apostolic nuncio to Jordan and Iraq. He received his episcopal consecration on 10 October 2015 from Cardinal Pietro Parolin. On 7 October 2019 he was named apostolic nuncio to Chile.

On 5 August 2003, John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea as well. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Angelo Sodano on 5 October on the Cathedral of Cremona. On 5 November 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay.

Robert Lombard was ordained as an Apostle in the Old Apostolic Church in 1958 by Apostle William Campbell, to assist in the coloured congregations of the Cape church. Lombard was the first coloured, and the second non-white Helper Apostle of the Old Apostolic Church.

The apostolic vicariate is distinguished from a territorial abbacy (or "abbey nullius") -- an area not a diocese but under the direction of the abbot of a monastery. Starting in 2019, new Vicars Apostolic, although they are (or become) bishops, are no longer assigned titular sees.

The ceremony was attended by members of the parish, civil society leaders, Apostolic Administrator Kingsley Swampillai (who oversaw the diocese since the position of Bishop fell vacant in 2016), Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Apostolic nuncio Archbishop Pierre Nguyên Van Tot and Bishop of Jaffna Justin Gnanapragasam.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Kazakhstan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Kazakhstan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Its office is located in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Sierra Leone is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Sierra Leone. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Liberia.

It borders on its mother diocese Changde and Roman Catholic Diocese of Puqi 蒲圻, on the archdioceses of Nanchang 南昌 and Changsha 長沙 and on the Apostolic Prefecture of Lixian 澧縣. It is vacant, under an Apostolic administrator since 2012.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Guinea-Bissau is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Guinea-Bissau. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Senegal.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Barbados is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Barbados. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Jamaica is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Jamaica. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Grenada is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Grenada. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Suriname is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Suriname. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Belize is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Belize. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Dominica is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Dominica. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Guyana is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Guyana. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Fiji is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Fiji. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Wellington, New Zealand.

The locality hosts the headquarters of the Apostolic Church of Queensland along with a 1,200 seat church at 3 Niemeyer Road (). Other facilities in the locality include local shopping, a golf course and recreation club, and a community church (additional to the Apostolic cathedral).

On 10 March 2012 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland, adding Lesotho a week later. Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Malta on 22 May 2015. He retired in April 2017 and died on 19 August 2017.

The diocese dates back to the Vicariate Apostolic of Owerri, which was created on February 12, 1948 when the Vicariate Apostolic of Onitsha-Owerri was split. On April 18, 1950 it was elevated to a diocese. On March 26, 1994 it became an archdiocese.

Bishop Simon was named Vicar Apostolic in January 1899, and consecrated on 25 June; he died on 25 Aug. of the same year at Wuhu. At the end of 1900, Bishop Paris, superior of the mission, was named Vicar Apostolic and titular Bishop of Silandus.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Palau is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Palau. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Wellington, New Zealand.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Kiribati is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Kiribati. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Wellington, New Zealand.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Tonga is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Tonga. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Wellington, New Zealand.

He received his episcopal consecration on 6 August 2008 in Buenos Aires from Archbishop Dominique Mamberti. On 22 June 2015, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 27 September 2018, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia.

He received his episcopal consecration in 8 December 1967 from Cardinal Amleto Cicognani. On 17 November 1972 Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia. On 10 January 1974, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan. He died on 4 October 1977.

On 12 December 1912 Sweens succeeded Hirth as Vicar Apostolic of South Nyanza. On 15 January 1915 the territory was renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza. In April 1929 the vicariate was divided into two more manageable units, the vicariates of Bukoba and Mwanza.

In 1937, its boundaries were changed and it was renamed Apostolic Vicariate of Harar (see below).

The Holy See then established the Apostolic Prefecture of the United States on November 26, 1784.

The Apostolic Constitutions identify Aquila, along with Nicetas, as the first bishops of Asia Minor (7.46).

The Armenian Apostolic Church consecrates myrrh every seven years in autumn at Etchmiadzin Cathedral in Armenia.

The following is a basic list of the post-Reformation Roman Catholic bishops and vicars apostolic.

Pope Gregory XVI granted him the title of "Apostolic Missionary". Passi died on 18 April 1866.

At the same time, he was made the apostolic administrator of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia.

Ettore Felici (12 March 1881, Segni - 9 May 1951) was the second Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland.

The study of the various Christologies of the Apostolic Age is based on early Christian documents.

The prelacy of the Diocese of Aragatsotn of the Armenian Apostolic Church is headquartered in Ashtarak.

He served as Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li until his death on 18 Feb 1869.

In February 2011 the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, Giuseppe Lazzarotto, wrote to Morris requesting his resignation.

The Vicariate Apostolic of Natal () was a Roman Catholic missionary, quasi- diocesan jurisdiction in South Africa.

Monteiro de Castro was inaugurated by the Apostolic Nuncio and the bishop on 8 December 2005.

With this new inter-communion cross-episcopal ordinations began, further endorsing the apostolic succession within Anglicanism.

Fra Augustin Miletić (1763–1831) was a Franciscan friar and Apostolic Vicar from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Parameters Tyrannus Apostolic Church is a South African pentecostal church founded in 2000 by Simon Mokoena.

From materials generated by that synod, he composed the 1975 apostolic exhortation on evangelisation, Evangelii nuntiandi.

He was consecrated bishop on April 12, 1812, by Bishop Jean Labartette, Vicar Apostolic of Cochin.

He was baptized at Christ Apostolic Church in 1972, the same year he began his evangelism.

The prelacy of the Diocese of Kotayk of the Armenian Apostolic Church is headquartered in Hrazdan.

An apostolic executor is a cleric who is charged with putting into practice a Papal rescript.

As his interests began to shift from philosophy to theology, Baljian studied Armenian Apostolic Theology and Divinity in Athens, Greece. He eventually gained the title of vardapet, an ecclesiastical rank for learned preachers and teachers in the Armenian Apostolic Church roughly equivalent to receiving a doctorate in theology. In the 1940s, he became a bishop, and then the arajnord (leader) of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Romania. His rise through the hierarchy of the Church culminated in 1955 when, on September 30, 1955, he was elected Catholicos of All Armenians, becoming one of the youngest Catholicoi in the history of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

During his residence at court he was on terms of intimacy with Thomas Cartwright, bishop of Chester. Leyburn tried to moderate James II's zeal for the Catholic cause, and he told the king that the fellows and students of Magdalen College, Oxford had been wronged, and that restitution ought to be made to them on religious as well as political grounds. In 1688, England was divided into four apostolic vicariates, the London, the Midland, the Northern, and the Western districts; Leyburne was named Vicar Apostolic of the London District, the senior position. He became the first vicar-apostolic of the London district, created by letters apostolic of 30 January 1688.

Entrance to the Apostolic Nunciature in the Old City of Jaffa, Tel-Aviv The Apostolic Nunciature to Israel is the nunciature (equivalent to an embassy) of the Holy See to Israel. The head of the nunciature is the Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, who is the holder of a diplomatic position within the Holy See and acts as nuncio (ambassador) of the Holy See to Israel. The office's work takes place in the broader backdrop of Holy See–Israel relations that have evolved considerably since 1994. Since 1994, the nuncios to Israel have held simultaneous appointments as Nuncios to Cyprus and Apostolic Delegates to Jerusalem and Palestine.

Established on May 10, 1898 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Manchuria 北滿, on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Liaotung and Manuchria 遼東滿州 Renamed on December 3, 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Jilin 吉林 after its see On 1928.07.09, it lost territory to establish the then Mission sui juris of Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾 (now an Apostolic prefecture) Promoted on April 11, 1946 as Diocese of Jilin 吉林 Vacant from 1952 to 1999 and again since 2009? From 1959 to 1994, the hostile PRC established a rival national church lie of pretenders without papal mandate, now also vacant.

The old Diocase of Bosnia was elevated as the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna. The pope subordinated to it three other dioceses: the newly established Diocese of Banja Luka, the already existing Diocese of Trebinje- Mrkan (under the apostolic administration from the bishop of Dubrovnik at the time) and the Diocese of Mostar-Duvno, to which he added the title of bishop of Duvno as well. The Diocese of Mostar-Duvno encompassed the territory of the Apostolic Vicariate of Herzegovina, which was abolished. The Apostolic Vicar of Bosnia Paškal Vuičić was simply retired after the abolishment of the vicariate, while the Apostolic Vicar of Herzegovina Paškal Buconjić was appointed Bishop of Mostar-Duvno.

Mgr Ignace Cotolendi (1630-1662) was the first appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanjing. The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nanjing () is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in China. It was erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Nanjing in 1659 by Pope Alexander VII, and promoted to a diocese by Pope Alexander VIII on April 10, 1690. However, the diocese was demoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangnan on January 21, 1856 by Pope Pius IX, and its name was later changed to the Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsu on August 8, 1921 and to the Vicariate Apostolic of Nanjing on May 1, 1922.

Antonetti was named Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and Nicaragua on 23 February 1968. He was then appointed as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaire) on 29 June 1973 where he remained until he became the Official of State, Roman Curia (appointed 15 June 1977). Finally, he served as the Apostolic Nuncio to France to which he was appointed on 23 September 1988 and where he remained until 1995. In 1995 Pope John Paul II gave him the position of Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, Roman Curia, losing the "pro-" upon elevation to cardinal.

In Catholic theology, the doctrine of apostolic succession is that the apostolic tradition - including apostolic teaching, preaching, and authority - is handed down from the college of apostles to the college of bishops through the laying on of hands, as a permanent office in the Church. Historically, this has been understood as a succession in office, a succession of valid ordinations, or a succession of the entire college. It is understood as a sign and guarantee that the Church, both local and universal, is in diachronic continuity with the apostles; a necessary but insufficient guarantor thereof. Catholic ordination ceremony Papal primacy is different though related to apostolic succession as described here.

In light of Wesley's episcopal consecration, the Methodist Church can lay a claim on apostolic succession, as understood in the traditional sense. Since John Wesley "ordained and sent forth every Methodist preacher in his day, who preached and baptized and ordained, and since every Methodist preacher who has ever been ordained as a Methodist was ordained in this direct 'succession' from Wesley, then the Methodist Church teaches that it has all the direct merits coming from apostolic succession, if any such there be." This apostolic succession is recognized by Unity Catholic Church, an independent Catholic church. However, most Methodists view apostolic succession outside its high church sense.

This series was seen originally as that of the bishops of a particular see founded by one or more of the apostles. According to historian Justo L. González, apostolic succession is generally understood today as meaning a series of bishops, regardless of see, each consecrated by other bishops, themselves consecrated similarly in a succession going back to the apostles. According to the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, "apostolic succession" means more than a mere transmission of powers. It is succession in a church which witnesses to the apostolic faith, in communion with the other churches, witnesses of the same apostolic faith.

Déprimoz was first assigned to the mission of Unyaneyembe in the Tabora Region of what is now Tanzania, but could not handle the climate. In 1909 he was transferred to the Buhonga mission, close to Lake Tanganyika, in the healthier mountains of Burundi. On 12 December 1912 the missions of Burundi were detached from the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe and were joined with those of Rwanda to form the new Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu, with John Joseph Hirth as the first Vicar Apostolic. Déprimoz met Léon-Paul Classe in 1913 when Classe visited in his role as vicar delegate of the south of the Apostolic Vicariate of Kivu.

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 13 July 1987 and worked in the papal diplomatic missions in Cameroon and New Zealand and at the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, and finally in the Apostolic Nunciature to the United States where he held the rank of Counsellor. On 13 April 2006 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Titular Archbishop of Capreae. He was consecrated bishop on 17 June, with Cardinal Angelo Sodano as principal consecrator. On 10 October 2006 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to East Timor in addition to his duties as Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia.

He was Appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia, and Titular Bishop of Chullu on 28 June 2013. He was Ordained a Bishop by Luca Brandolini on 13 August 2013. He Succeeded Bishop Theo Van Ruijvven C.M. as Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia on 10 November 2013.

The most charismatic element of the Catholic Apostolic Church, prophecies, became rarer (the last oral lore dates from the 1980s) and the Prophet Ministry disappeared. In fact, a total reform of the evangelical pattern can be observed and which became apparent by expelling Catholic Apostolic influences.

He received his episcopal consecration from Pope Paul on 28 June 1964. On 19 April 1969, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia. On 3 September 1975, Pope Paul named him Apostolic Pro- Nuncio to Canada. He retired when replaced in that post in March 1990.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Armenia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Armenia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The two countries established diplomatic relations on 20 September 1992.

Fernando Arêas Rifan (born 25 October 1950) is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church from Campos, Brazil. He is currently the Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney, which is also called the Priestly Union of Saint Jean-Marie Vianney.

More recently another form of charismatic restorationism with a similar recognition of the apostolic office has emerged in the form of the Apostolic-Prophetic Movement, centered on the Kansas City Prophets. Leading proponents of the movement include C. Peter Wagner, Rick Joyner, Mike Bickle and Lou Engle.

On 9 March 2017, Pope Francis appointed Brown Apostolic Nuncio to Albania. On 28 September 2020, Pope Francis appointed Brown Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. He succeded Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia who was appointed Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in December 2019.

He was consecrated bishop on 6 September 2006 by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano. Also on 6 September he was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Lesotho, and on 23 September 2006 he was appointed Apostolic Delegate to Swaziland.Annuario Pontificio (2007), pp. 1356, 1366; Annuario Pontificio (2011), pp.

1324, 1334. On 15 October 2011, Green was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Peru.Annuario Pontificio (2012), p. 1323. On 6 April 2017 Green was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden and to Iceland; on 13 June to Denmark; on 12 October to Finland; and on 18 October to Norway.

On 3 February 1910, Pope Pius appointed him titular archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia and Apostolic Administrator of Perugia. He became bishop there on 8 November 1910. On 9 October 1922, Pope Pius XI named him titular archbishop of Chersonesus in Zechia and Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina.

On 7 September 1639, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to France. In 1641, he resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to France. He served as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino until his resignation on 13 March 1650. He died on 10 May 1659.

The Oriental Orthodox churches (Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Malankaran) also maintain the position that their communion constitutes the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. In this sense, Oriental Orthodoxy upholds its own ancient ecclesiological traditions of apostolicity (apostolic continuity) and catholicity (universality) of the Church.

On 5 December 1998, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Australia. On 8 September 2004, Pope John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and to Liechtenstein. He retired from the diplomatic service in April 2011. He was later Vicar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

The Apostolic Assemblies of Christ, Inc., Incorporated (AAofC), is a Christian church in the Oneness Pentecostal tradition. The church is episcopal in governance. The Apostolic Assemblies of Christ was founded as an ecclesiastical corporation under the statutes of the non-profit corporation laws of the United States.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Switzerland is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Switzerland. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio, with the rank of an ambassador. The nunciature is located in the capital of Bern.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Turkmenistan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Turkmenistan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in the Çankaya district of Ankara, Turkey.

On 14 January 2005, Lebeaupin was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). On 23 June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union.

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Bahamas is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Bahamas. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Saint Lucia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Saint Lucia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Dominican Republic is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Santo Domingo.

On 24 April 2015 Pope Francis appointed him titular archbishop of Spello and apostolic nuncio to Burkina Faso and Niger. His episcopal consecration took place on 2 June 2015 in Venegono Inferiore. On 19 March 2019 Pope Francis appointed him as the apostolic nuncio to Mozambique.

On 2003.03.07, it was established as Apostolic Prefecture of Makokou, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyem. On 2014.07.11, it was promoted as Apostolic Vicariate, hence entitled to a titular bishop; its first and only incumbent was so promoted, and remains in office.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Australia is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature is located in Manuka, Canberra. The mission was established as the Apostolic Delegation to Australasia by Pope Pius X on 15 April 1914 and given responsibility for Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

In September 1845, Pope Gregory XVI. made him the Vicar Apostolic of Patna and Titular Bishop of Derbe, with episcopal ordination at Akbar's Church on 15 March 1846 by the local Apostolic Vicar Alessandro Borghi (bishop),Sevartham (journal), St. Albert's College Ranchi, Volume 22, page 64 Hartmanns bishopric consisted of seven parishes that were supervised by four priests. He worked with great zeal and under difficult conditions. On July 9, 1854 Anastasius Hartmann became Vicar Apostolic of Bombay.

On 12 March 1925, he had been appointed Chaplain, and in June the same year he was provicar, that is representative of the apostolic vicar, John Olav Smit. When Smit resigned on 11 October 1928, Offer Dahl was appointed apostolic administrator, and on 13 March 1930 he was appointed Apostolic Vicar. On 6 April 1930, he was consecrated as the first Norwegian bishop since the Reformation. Cardinal Wilhelm van Rossum ordained him, and he was titular of Selje .

UCANews October 5, 1988 The Oblates also work in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, providing Our Lady of Lourdes Minor Seminary with its rector Father J.J. Edwards OMI.UCANews November 20, 1996 Fr. Victor Gnanapragasam OMI, was appointed the First Apostolic Prefect Of Quetta in December 2001. In 2009 the number had grown to 23 Oblates including 5 ordinations. On 29 April 2010 Pope Benedict XVI elevated the Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta to the rank of Apostolic vicariate.

It was given two suffragan eparchies: that of Asmara (previously, like Addis Abeba, an apostolic exarchate) and the eparchy of Adigrat. The jurisdictional area of Addis Abeba was reduced to the territories that had been assigned in 1937 to the Latin apostolic vicariate of Addis Abeba and the apostolic prefectures of Gondar, Dessie and Endeber.Acta Apostolicae Sedis 1961, p. 648 From then on, there have been in Ethiopia (excluding Eritrea) no overlapping of Latin and Ethiopic jurisdictions.

Matthew Makil (27 March 1851 – 26 January 1914) was the second Vicar Apostolic and the first indigenous Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate of Changanassery, which is the Syro Malabar Archdiocese of Changanassery today. Mathew Makil was also the first Vicar Apostolic of the Vicariate of Kottayam, which is the Knanaya Arch Diocese of Kottayam today. He was born in Manjoor, Travancore now a part of Kerala. He was the third son of Thomman and Anna Makil Puthenpurayil.

He purchased the title of clerk of the Apostolic Chamber in 1623, and in 1624 he became Prefect of the Annona with the responsibility for the grain supply to the city of Rome, a duty he accomplished with success during a period of famine organizing shipments of grain from Sicily. In 1627 Durazzo became treasurer-general of the Apostolic Chamber in 1627 and held that position until 1633 before being appointed pro-secretary of the Apostolic Chamber in 1634.

The Apostolic Prefecture of Zhaotong is an Apostolic Prefecture (Latin pre- diocesan missionary jurisdiction, not entitled to a titular bishop), of the Catholic Church with seat in the city of Zhaotong, in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan. It is exempt, i.e. directly dependent o the Holy see (and notably its missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples), not part of any ecclesiastical province. It is vacant since 1982, even without an apostolic administrator since 2012.

Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, consecrated him bishop on 13 September 1995. His co-consecrators were Boutros Gemayel, Archeparch of Cyprus and Roland Aboujaoudé, Auxiliary Bishop of Antioch. On 27 August 2005, El-Hachem was appointed Titular Archbishop of Darnis and named Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen and Qatar and Apostolic Delegate to the Arabian Peninsula. On 4 August 2007 El-Hachem was appointed apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates as well.

After an interval, Catholic missionary efforts were resumed, with by the turn of the century a church, a school and even a hospital run by nuns. The former jurisdiction became an Apostolic Vicariate of Denmark on March 15, 1892. Thereafter, the island territory became for the Catholic Church an independent unit, first as the Apostolic Prefecture of Iceland on June 23, 1923 and then, not many years later, on June 6, 1929, as the Apostolic Vicariate of Iceland.

The apostolic constitution provides a juridical framework within which an Anglican religious community may join the Catholic Church as a group: "Institutes of Consecrated Life originating in the Anglican Communion and entering into full communion with the Catholic Church may also be placed under his (the ordinary's) jurisdiction by mutual consent."Apostolic constitution, VII The ordinary may also erect new societies of apostolic life and institutes of consecrated life with the permission of the Holy See.

Angelo Maria Dolci (12 July 1867 - 13 September 1939) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was made a cardinal in 1933. He was Bishop of Gubbio from 1900 to 1906, Archbishop of Amalfi from 1911 to 1914, and Apostolic Vicar of Constantinople from 1914 to 1922. He also served in the diplomatic corps of the Holy See as an Apostolic Delegate or Apostolic Nuncio from 1906 to 1910 and from 1914 to 1933.

Pilgrimage to Nidaros (Scandinavica.com) The modern Lutheran diocese of Trondheim is known as Nidaros. The Roman Catholic archdiocese, suppressed in 1537, was restored as the Mission sui iuris of central Norway (on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Norway) on April 7, 1931. In 1935 it became the apostolic prefecture of central Norway, the apostolic vicariate of central Norway on February 4, 1953, and became the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim on March 28, 1979.

The Apostolic Church in Slovakia (in Slovak Apoštolská cirkev na Slovensku) is a Pentecostal denomination in Slovakia. It shares much of the history of the Apostolic Church (Czech Republic) until the two countries separated in 1989. Yet, both churches keep a close fellowship and interaction. Pentecostalism came to present Slovak lands in 1927, but only in 1977 did the Pentecostals start to have open meetings, and only in 1989 was the Apostolic Church officially recognized by the Slovak government.

First Presbyterian Church Portland is the world headquarters of the Apostolic Faith Church. It was founded in 1906 by Florence L. Crawford, a participant in the Azusa Street Revival. William J. Seymour appointed Crawford as the state director of the Pacific Coast Apostolic Faith movement where she would help other missions and churches join the movement. Crawford's break with Seymour was complete by 1911 when she started the Apostolic Faith Church and most churches followed her.

The Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Lebanon is Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese (or eparchy) of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Lebanon. It is within the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholicossate of the Great House of Cilicia, seated in Antelias. The Diocese of Lebanon is currently headed by Primate of Lebanon, Archbishop Nareg Alemezian.Archbishop Nareg Alemezian Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Lebanon is an independent church body running the religious and social affairs of the sizable Armenian Orthodox population in Lebanon.

On 18 July 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Caeciri and Apostolic Nuncio in Honduras. Episcopal consecration was given to him by Cardinal Angelo Sodano on 20 September of the same year; Co-consecrators were Archbishop Bruno Foresti, Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, and Giulio Sanguineti, Bishop of Brescia. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique on 12 December 2008. On 5 July 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Costa Rica.

On January 14, 1944, the Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert split into the Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert and the Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse. The Peace Region of BC, which was part of the old Archdiocese of Grouard-MacLennan, became part of the newly formed Vicariate of Prince Rupert. Emile-Marie Bunoz became the first bishop of the newly formed territory. in 1956, Bishop John Fergus O'Grady, OMI, became the third bishop of the vicariate.

On 1 December 1917 Pope Benedict XV established as Apostolic Vicariate of El Beni on territory split off from the then Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (now an archdiocese). It lost territory twice in 1942, when Pope Pius XII created the Apostolic Vicariate of Pando and Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes. Exceptionally for a pre-diocesan jurisdiction, it was repeatedly (since 1781) given an auxiliary bishop, so as to be headed by two titular bishops.

On 13 August 1926 Bishop Sloskāns was appointed apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Mohilev as well as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Minsk. On the same day he assisted Bishop d'Herbigny in the ordination of Antoni Malecki as titular bishop of Dionysiana and apostolic administrator for Leningrad. On 17 September 1927 Bishop Sloskāns was arrested in Minsk by the Soviet authorities. He was then sentenced to three years in prison based on false evidence.

It was established in 1836 as an apostolic vicariate (exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province; entitled to a titular bishop) on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of the Nordic Missions. It was suppressed on 1 March 1921, when its territory passed to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paderborn, whose Bishop (later Archbishop, as his see was promoted Archdiocese) had been appointed Anhalt's last Apostolic Vicar on 19 June 1920.

In 1999, this Apostolic Administration was divided in two and he remained head of the northern one, Russia Europea Settentrionale. Finally, on 11 February 2002, the pope elevated his Apostolic Administrations and the others in Russia to dioceses united in an ecclesiastical province. The Apostolic Administration in Moscow became the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Moscow, and Kondrusiewicz was named Archbishop. Between 1999 and 2005, Kondrusiewicz spent two three-year terms as chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia.

The Apostolic Assembly of the Faith in Christ Jesus (Apostolic Assembly) is the oldest Spanish / English speaking Oneness Pentecostal denomination in the United States. It was founded in 1925 and incorporated in California on March 15, 1930, and is currently headquartered in Fontana, California. Most of its congregations are in the United States, but the Apostolic Assembly also has a significant number of churches in Mexico and Central and South America. Their current president is Bishop John Fortino.

RZUA (Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Churches of America) is a Pentecostal Holiness Christian denomination with a predominantly African-American membership that resides mostly in the South Hill and Tidewater area of Virginia. It was founded in 1869 in Boydton, Virginia as the Zion Union Apostolic Church, and was reorganized as the Reformed Zion Union Apostolic Church in 1882. Religious bodies: 1916, Part 2 (United States Bureau of the Census, 1919), pp.517ff. Excerpt available at Google Books.

Renowned New Testament scholar J.B. Lightfoot also objected to this view since it "clearly implies that his [Paul's] Apostolic office and labours were well known and recognized before this conference." Defenders of this view, such as Ronald Fung, disagree with both parts of Lightfoot's statement, insisting a) Paul received his "Apostolic Office" at his conversion (Gal. 1:15–17; Acts 9). Fung holds, then, that Paul's apostolic mission began almost immediately in Damascus (Acts 9:20).

He received his episcopal ordination on 18 June in the Cathedral of San Vigilio in Trento from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli. On 26 July 1993, he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Singapore and Thailand and apostolic delegate to Malaysia and Brunei, Laos, and Burma. In addition to those duties, on 16 July 1994, he was appointed the first apostolic nuncio to Cambodia, after the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cambodia and the Holy See on 25 March.

Vincent Ignatius Kennally (June 11, 1895 - April 12, 1977) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Kennally was ordained a priest for the Society of Jesus on June 20, 1928. On June 4, 1946, he was appointed apostolic administrator of the Vicariate Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands. On December 6, 1956, Kennally was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands and titular bishop of Sassura and was ordained bishop on March 25, 1957.

Victoria Nyanza was divided into three parts in 1894. Hirth took the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Nyanza, the English Mill Hill Missionaries took the eastern part, called the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Nile, and Bishop Antonin Guillermain took the western part, called the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Nyanza. In 1896 Guillermain died of a viral hemorrhagic fever. The next year Streicher, acting as head of the Roman Catholic mission since his death, was appointed his successor.

Ivan Ljavinec (18 April 1923 - 9 December 2012) was a Czech hierarch of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. Ljavinec was born in Volovec, Czechoslovakia (now in Ukraine) and ordained a priest on 28 July 1946. Ljavinec was appointed titular bishop of Acalissus as well as Apostolic Exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic on 18 January 1996 and consecrated a bishop on 30 March 1996. Ljavinec retired as apostolic exarch on 23 April 2003.

Their presence would help drive the colonies, giving the colonizers a moral reason for their presence, as well as giving the Church an influential position in domestic and local policy. In 1658, the Church would establish an Apostolic Vicariate by Pope Alexander VII, 124 years since the first voyage of Jacques Cartier in 1534. The vicar apostolic was François de Laval. As The vicar apostolic of Québec, Laval was a central member of the Sovereign Council of New France.

The former Catholic dioceses in Denmark were never reestablished. Instead, the new Catholic missionary clergy in the whole, predominantly Lutheran, country was made part of the 7 July 1868 established Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Missions, which in 1869 was demoted as Apostolic Prefecture of Denmark, on 15 March 1892 promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Denmark. Finally on April 29, 1953 it was promoted as exempt Diocese of Copenhagen, including the Danish overseas territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

As the apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus states, "The Prefecture of the Papal Household looks after the internal organization of the papal household, and supervises everything concerning the conduct and service of all clerics and laypersons who make up the papal chapel and family. It is at the service of the Supreme Pontiff, both in the Apostolic Palace and when he travels in Rome or in Italy."Pastor Bonus - John Paul II - Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus The Prefecture runs the Apostolic Palace, containing the Papal Apartments, and the Papal Palace and Villa Barberini in the town of Castel Gandolfo. The Prefecture has competence for matters that once belonged to several offices, now suppressed: the Ceremonial Congregation, the offices of the Majordomo, the Master of the Chamber, and the Master of the Sacred Apostolic Palaces, and the Heraldic Commission for the Papal Court.

She also met Pope Francis during his Apostolic visit to the Philippines on January 15–19, 2015.

The Chief Apostle is the highest minister in the New Apostolic Church, and has existed since 1896.

The remainder of the Hamburg congregation adopted the name Allgemeine Christliche Apostolische Mission (General Christian Apostolic Mission).

The St. Thaddeus Church (), is an Armenian Apostolic church in the town of Masis, Ararat Province, Armenia.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Chile is the principal representative of the Pope to the Government of Chile.

On 30 September 2017 Francis named him a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.

A. Dupuy, Apostolic Nuncio to the Netherlands, who officially declared the change of status to the congregation.

This is a list of the Catholicoi of all Armenians (), head bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church ().

The Dominican writer Rodrigo de Cerrato also wrote about the Seven Apostolic Men during the 13th century.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Ghana (in national capital Accra) as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level).

Close relations were established between the Armenians and the Christian congregations of Syria after the apostolic era.

San Joaquin Apostolic Succession datapgb Hogg retired within the year. He died two years later, in 1986.

The Armenian Rite, used mainly by the Armenian Apostolic Church, uses currently the Anaphora of St. Athanasius.

In 1967 the southern part of the vicariate was erected as the independent Vicariate Apostolic of Paksé.

Pope John Paul II established the Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela for Syriac Catholics on 22 June 2001.

Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant Christians reject the claim that Smith possessed direct or indirect apostolic authority.

Three days later, Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Angelo Mottola as its first Apostolic Nuncio to Montenegro.

Against this, other scholars have suggested that the Apostolic Tradition portrays a liturgy that was never celebrated.

The Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi is the principal representative of the Pope to the Government of Burundi.

Retrieved February 18, 2012."Summary of the Findings of the Apostolic Visitation in Ireland". The Holy See.

Following the death of Cardinal O'Connell in April 1944, he served as apostolic administrator of the archdiocese.

Piergiorgio Bertoldi (born 26 July 1963) is a Catholic archbishop and Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See.

He served as Bishop of Pavia and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in Jan 1609.

Veritatis gaudium (Latin: The Joy of Truth) is an apostolic constitution on ecclesiastical universities and faculties. It was signed by Pope Francis on 8 December 2017 and was promulgated on 29 January 2018. It updates the 1979 apostolic constitution Sapientia christiana. The document is 87 pages in length.

He was appointed titular Archbishop of Tarsus on 22 May 1924. He was appointed as Apostolic Visitor to the East Indies dioceses dependent on the Congregation for the Propagation of Faith on 11 June 1924, as well as serving as Apostolic Visitor to Abyssinia and Eritrea in 1927.

Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina is an Apostolic Exarchate (missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction) of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church covering all of Argentina for its Byzantine Rite. It is immediately subject to the Melkite Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch. It is currently governed by Bishop Ibrahim Salameh, SMSP.

200px The Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature is located in Prague.

Shortly thereafter, Pope Clement XIV made him an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne. On 23 August 1769, he became Apostolic Nuncio to Florence. He later returned to Rome, becoming secretary of the Sacred Consulta on 16 February 1771. On 18 May 1773, he became auditor of the Apostolic Camera.

On 18 July 1932 part of the territory was transferred to the Mission sui iuris of Tukuyu, later to become the Diocese of Mbeya. On 10 May 1946 the Vicariate was divided into the Apostolic Vicariate of Karema (now diocese of Sumbawanga) and the Apostolic Vicariate of Kigoma.

Ghaleb Moussa Abdalla Bader (Arabic: غالب موسى عبد الله بدر; born 22 July 1951) is a Jordanian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic and Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico since 2017. He was Archbishop of Algiers from 2008 to 2015.

He served as nuncio at Florence from June 27, 1771 until December 1775. He was appointed to the Apostolic Camera in September 1775 and he took possession of this office on January 4, 1776. On May 24, 1776, he became papal majordomo and prefect of the Apostolic Palace.

His first senior diplomatic posting was on 10 July 1958 as the first Apostolic Internuncio to Pakistan. On 14 October 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed him titular archbishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria and Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic. He received his episcopal consecration on 29 October 1962.

Lorenzo Trotti (1633 – 30 September 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Pavia (1672–1700), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1668–1671), Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1666–1668), and Titular Archbishop of Carthage (1666–1672). (in Latin) (in Latin)"Archbishop Lorenzo Trotti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

He was appointed titular Bishop of Giro di Tarasio and appointed apostolic administrator, ad nutum Sanctæ Sedis, of Veszprém in 1972. He was appointed as Apostolic administrator of Esztergom on 5 February 1974. Pope Paul VI appointed him to the metropolitan and primatial see of Esztergom in 1976.

On 26 August he named him Nuncio to Gabon as well. He received his episcopal consecration on 7 October from Cardinal Angelo Sodano. On 12 January 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Panama. On 22 June 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.

Archbishop Walter Steins Bisschop Walter Hermanus Jacobus Steins Bisschop SJ (1 July 1810 – 7 September 1881) was a Dutch Jesuit priest, Vicar Apostolic of Bombay, India (1860–1867), Vicar Apostolic of West Bengal (1867–1877) and (under the personal title of "Archbishop"), third Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1879–1881).

The Apostolic Nunciature to Colombia is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Colombia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia with the rank of an ambassador. The office of the nunciature is located in Bogota.

On April 23, 1993, Pope John Paul II split the former Diocese of Carolines-Marshalls into the Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands and the Diocese of Caroline Islands. In 2007, Father James Gould, apostolic prefect, resigned. Father Raymundo Sabio, a Filipino missionary, was chosen to succeed him.

The school was established in 1967 and is managed by the Apostolic Vicariate of the Roman Catholic Church to Arabia.Directory of Catholic Institutions in the Arabian Peninsula . The Vicariate Apostolic of Arabia. After its establishment, the school was managed by Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, afterwards succeeded by Paul Hinder.

The diocese of Maribor was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. Additionally, the pope created three new sees, namely Novo Mesto, Celje and Murska Sobota. Archbishop Juliusz Janusz is the Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia, the Titular Archbishop of Caprulae and the Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo.

Christianity dominates in Mutasa. Most people are Catholics (Anglicans, Methodists and Roman Catholics). African Apostolic Church (AAC) known as vekwa (Mwazha) large group also is a follower of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Sect. Traditional beliefs are still prevalent, although people now practise them side-by-side with Christianity.

2 of the Code of Canon Law, and appointed Rev. Benny Travas as Apostolic Administrator. As Apostolic Administrator of Multan, Travas will govern the diocese in the name of the Supreme Pontiff. Vatican Radio 16 June 2014 Travas is known for his service as a parish priest in Karachi.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Calapanensis) is an apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Oriental Mindoro in the Philippines. In 2010, 756,000 residents had been baptized out of about 814,000 inhabitants. It is currently headed by Bishop Warlito Itcuas Cajandig. It has six related parishes.

The Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Central Asia is an Apostolic Administration (pre-diocesan jurisdiction) and is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, that extends its jurisdiction over all the Eastern Catholic faithful of the Byzantine Rite who live in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Kulla, 2004, 86, 101-102.Foltz - Yliniemi 2005, 198.Achen, Paris, 2014, What is the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church? \- Accessed August 12, 2015 The Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of America is an independent church, but from the beginning it has had close ties to Scandinavian countries and Finland.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Trinidad and Tobago is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Trinidad and Tobago. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The nuncio resides in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Christ Apostolic Church International, is a Pentecostal Evangelical church which trace its existence from the ministry of the late Apostle Peter Anim the originator of Ghanaian Pentecostalism. It has a humble beginning as a prayer group started in 1917 as Asamankesse but later got affiliation with Apostolic Church Bradford.

On 2 September 1959, Pope John XXIII named him Apostolic Nuncio to Peru. His support for political and Church conservatives proved controversial. On 23 April 1969, Pope Paul VI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Italy. He retired upon the appointment of his successor, Luigi Poggi, on 19 April 1986.

British Somaliland was left generally to the Church of England, which did not prioritize the small protectorate. Italian Somaliland was detached in 1904 from the Vicariate Apostolic of Zanzibar, erected into the Prefecture Apostolic of Benadir, and confided to the ancient Order of the Holy Trinity or Trinitarians.

They were Fr. Jacobus Nelissen and Fr. Lambertus Prinsen. Nelissen became the first Apostolic Prefect when the Apostolic Prefecture of Batavia was created in 1826. Governor-General Daendels (1808–1811) replaced VOC with the government of Dutch East Indies. Religious freedom was then practised, although Catholicism was still difficult.

Francesco Boccapaduli (3 April 1600 – 23 November 1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1675–1680), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1652–1654), Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1647–1652), Bishop of Città di Castello (1647–1672), and Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1638–1647).

The Apostolic Nunciature to the Republic of Mexico is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of ambassador. Before 1992 the office was an Apostolic Delegation, without diplomatic status: its head was accredited to the Catholic Church in the country but not to the government. Pope John Paul II established the Nunciature to Mexico on 22 September 1992.

In antiquity, the Apostolic Constitutions were mistakenly supposed to be gathered and handed down by Clement of Rome, the authority of whose name gave weight to more than one such piece of early Christian literature (see also Clementine literature). The Church seems never to have regarded this work as of undoubted Apostolic authority. The Apostolic Constitutions were rejected as canonical by the Decretum Gelasianum. The Quinisext Council in 692 rejected most part of the work on account of the interpolations of heretics.

The members of the United Apostolic Church (UAC) consider themselves as a part of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. Membership is acquired with baptism and on the Holy Sealing. Baptism of other churches is fully recognized as well as the apostolic baptism is normally recognized as it has been procured in the name of trinity. The European members of the church are highly involved in ecumenical cooperation and try to join ecumenical organisations and institutions locally and regionally.

The word "apostolic" refers to the sending from Jesus Christ, as the word "apostle" comes from the Greek apóstolos, which means "one sent with a message." As one should not understand the word "Catholic" (universal) only in a denominational sense, so it is with the word "apostolic" (sent). Jesus Christ sent his disciples into the world to preach his gospel. "Apostolic" does not mean separation from other denominations, but correlation with the teaching of the apostles (see gospel, Acts of the Apostles).

The Code of Canon Law states: "Particular Churches, in which and from which the one and only Catholic Church exists, are principally dioceses. Unless the contrary is clear, the following are equivalent to a diocese: a territorial prelature, a territorial abbacy, a vicariate apostolic, a prefecture apostolic and a permanently established apostolic administration." A list of Catholic dioceses, of which on 31 December 2011 there were 2,834,Vatican, Annuario Pontificio 2012, p. 1142. is given at List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical).

Cardinal Secretary of State Amleto Giovanni Cicognani consecrated him a bishop on 3 December. He was given additional responsibilities as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger on 28 August 1971, to Dahomey (Benin) on 29 March 1972, and to Ivory Coast on 19 June 1972; and as Apostolic Delegate to Mali and Mauritania on 17 October 1973. On 11 January 1975, Pope Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela. In January 1978, he became an official in the Secretariat of State.

Giuseppe Pinto was born in Noci, Italy, on 26 May 1952. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1980. He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 May 1984. On 4 December 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania and Apostolic Nuncio to Senegal, at the same time naming him titular archbishop of Anglona. On 5 February 2002, he was also appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde and Mali.

Charbonnier was formally appointed Vicar Apostolic on 14 January 1887. He was ordained bishop by Bishop Léon Livinhac on 24 August 1887 at Kipalapala, and was the first bishop to be ordained in equatorial Africa. On 11 January 1887, the Apostolic Vicariate of Unyanyembe was separated from Tanganyika, with Bishop François Gerboin as the first Vicar Apostolic. Unyanyembe consisted of the northern portion of the Vicariate of Tanganyika, including the land around Tabora and extending west to include what is now Burundi.

In 1622, Franciotti was made Governor of Faenza and then Fabriano and general auditor of the Apostolic Chamber the following year. He was promoted to cleric of the Apostolic Chamber in 1626 and was named Prefect of the Annona in 1627 (a honorific title maintained by the church in the same vein as that of Praefectus annonae in Ancient Rome). He was promoted again to Auditor General of the Apostolic Chamber and held the position for 8 years; between 1629 and 1637.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Sudan is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Sudan. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Apostolic Nunciature to Sudan was established in 1972. It had previously been overseen by a variety of delegations with regional authority, the last of which were the Delegation to Eastern Africa erected in 1960 and the Delegation to the Red Sea Region.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Bolivia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Bolivia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Papal representation was established in Bolivia by the Apostolic Delegation to Peru and Bolivia, a single office resident in Peru. As a delegation, it had no diplomatic status but acted on behalf of the Holy See with respect to the Catholic Church in region.

On 10 January 2000, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Fr. Andrew Francis from the Archdiocese of Lahore as the new bishop. On 29 October 2001 four gunmen entered St. Dominic's Church, Bahawalpur in the Diocese and shot and killed 15 worshippers and a police guard. On 29 April 2010 Pope Benedict XVI elevated the Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta to the rank of apostolic vicariate. He appointed Fr. Victor Gnanapragasam as apostolic vicar of the new ecclesiastical circumscription and the titular bishop of Timida.

On 27 August 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand and Cambodia and Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar and Laos on 4 August 2012. On 8 February 2017, Tsang In-Nam presented the government of Myanmar with a proposal for the establishment of full diplomatic relations, and on 10 March the Myanmar Parliament gave its consent. On 12 August 2017, Tschang In-Nam's status was changed to Nuncio to Myanmar.

The Apostolic Christian Church (ACC) is a worldwide Christian denomination from the anabaptist tradition that practices credobaptism, closed communion, greeting other believers with a holy kiss, a capella worship in some branches (in others, singing is with piano), and the headcovering of women during services. The Apostolic Christian Church only ordains men, who are authorized to administer baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the laying on of hands. Not every Apostolic Christian Church practices the women's headcovering; however, it is seen in most.

When the Vicariates Apostolic were created in 1832, Vellore and Southern part of North district formed part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Pondicherry under the Paris Foreign Missions. The North and North Eastern parts of the district, beyond the Trunk Road of Madras – Bangalore, namely the three taluks of Arakonam, Walajapet and Gudiyattam came to form part of the Vicariate Apostolic of Madras and it was entrusted to Mill Hill Fathers. In 1841, the church at Koratampet was completed. It measured 60 ft.

Google accessed 2 November 2013 He was the first Pakistani priest to join the Vatican diplomatic service.The Express Tribune, October 31, 2013 From 1999 to 2002 he served at the Apostolic Nunciature in Malta. From then until 2010, he served at the Apostolic Nunciatures in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Madagascar. As of July 2013 he was a councillor at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pope Francis on July 3, 2013 appointed Arshad as the bishop of the Faisalabad Diocese.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Great Britain is a diplomatic office of the Holy See in Great Britain. It is headed by the Apostolic Nuncio who has the rank of an ambassador. The parties agreed to exchange representatives at the ambassadorial level and Pope John Paul II erected the Nunciature to Great Britain on 17 January 1982. Before then, the interests of the Holy See in Great Britain had been represented by an Apostolic Delegate since 1938, though not granted diplomatic status until 1979.

On 7 February 1991, John Paul appointed him Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Apostolic Delegate for the Antilles. In addition, he appointed him Nuncio to Suriname on 13 July 1994, to Guyana on 26 August 1997, and to Saint Kitts and Nevis on 23 October 1999. On 26 April 2000, John Paul appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Slovenia is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Slovenia. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. The Holy See was one of the first nations to recognize Slovenia as an independent nation and appointed its first representative in 1995. On 3 February 2016, Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin inaugurated the first permanent premises of the Apostolic Nunciature in Ljubljana.

Territory of the Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania On 11 November 1939, the Holy See issued the papal bull Inter regiones, establishing the Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania. Initially, it was created as a regular apostolic administration, for all Catholics in southern regions of Albania, both of Latin and Byzantine rites. Its territory was detached from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durrës, and initially covered districts of Elbassan, Korca, Berat, Valona and Argyrocastro.Acta Apostolicae Sedis, 32 (1940), p. 139-140.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prizren and Prishtina is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Kosovo. It is centred in the city of Prizren. It was erected as an Apostolic Administration in 2000, after being split from the Diocese of Skopje and Prizren and elevated in rank of Diocese in 2018.Catholic Hierarchy: Apostolic Administration of Prizren First Apostolic Administrator of Prizren was titular bishop Marko Sopi of Celerina, who served from 2000 to 2006.

On 15 May 1971, Jadot was appointed apostolic pro-nuncio to Gabon and Cameroon as well as apostolic delegate to Equatorial Guinea. On 23 May 1973 he was appointed the apostolic delegate to the United States. Jadot was considered a progressive leader in the American Church and was at times polarizing in the statements he made and decisions he took. Jadot was seen favorably by the Vatican under Pope Paul VI, who rejected Jadot's initial offer to resign as nuncio.

Coat of Arms of Pope Benedict XIV Gloriosae Dominae is an Apostolic Letter by Pope Benedict XIV issued on September 27, 1748. In this Apostolic Letter Pope Benedict XIV called the Blessed Virgin Mary "Queen of heaven and earth," stated that the sovereign King has in some way communicated to her his ruling power. In it, Benedict also praised the Sodality of Our Lady.Vatican website University of Dayton This apostolic letter is quoted in Pope Pius XII's 1954 encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam.

He was ordained priest on 25 March 1845 and was seconded to Corfu (then under British rule) as Vicar General to Bishop Nicholson. He remained there for ten years, returning to Gibraltar in 1855 to be appointed secretary to Vicar Apostolic Henry Hughes. Hughes resigned in 1856 and on 28 April 1857, Scandella was appointed new Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar. He was also appointed Titular Bishop of Antinoë (since 1840, all Vicars Apostolic of Gibraltar were also appointed Titular Bishops).

The Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of the Congo, the administrative region covering Catholic mission activity in the Congo area of Central Africa, was by the end of the nineteenth century already fragmented. The first vicar apostolic appointed for Congo was in 1518, and the intended territory was within modern northern Angola. Over a period of about eighty years, from 1880, the territory of the present Democratic Republic of Congo became divided into dioceses with their bishops, with apostolic vicariates being the intermediate stage.

The equivalent title in some Orthodox jurisdictions is Exarch, and in the Catholic Church it is "Vicar Apostolic".

The Church of the Ascension (, ) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Chaltyr village, Myasnikovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

He died in the Apostolic Palace in Rome on November 5, 1511. He is buried in Santa Prassede.

He was honoured protonotary apostolic. Named governor of Bologna, 1468 - 1470. There is no data about his education.

He died before succeeded as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District on 15 June 1861, aged 48.

The Church of the Resurrection (, ) is an Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

It is headquartered at Schönbergstrasse 9, D-81679 München (Munich), Germany. The current Apostolic exarch is Petro Kryk.

Sometimes called "Rocky Mountain Saints", "Brighamites", or "Mormons", tracing their leadership or influence through Brigham Young's apostolic succession.

The Saint George's Church (, ) is an Armenian Apostolic church in Sultan-Saly village, Myasnikovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Eugenio Coter (born July 11, 1957) is a Roman Catholic bishop in the Apostolic Vicariate of Pando, Bolivia.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Thailand provides for the representation of the Holy See to the Government of Thailand.

The Vicariate Apostolic of Orange River () was a Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction located in part of South Africa.

He served as apostolic administrator until the installation of Joseph William Tobin as the Archbishop of the archdiocese.

In Steinhude there is an Evangelical-Lutheran church, a Roman Catholic church and a New Apostolic Church parish.

John Bate Cardale (1802–1877) was an English religious leader, the first apostle of the Catholic Apostolic Church.

The Hindu,"Jacob Manathodath made apostolic administrator" Kothamangalam and Idukki are the two suffragan eparchies of the archeparchy.

Apart from the Protestant and Roman Catholic congregations, the population also includes those of the New Apostolic faith.

Catholicos Gregory IX Mousabegian was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church at Cilicia between 1439 and 1446.

In 2017, there resided about 30 families in the city. The community has also an Armenian Apostolic church.

The Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas () in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Yurimaguas in Peru.

29 February 2020 Despite intermittent persecution, an Apostolic Vicariate of the Northern District continued in existence until 1850.

The church's leadership was vested in the three Apostolic Patriarchates of the ancient patriarchates: Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem.

Francesco Ravizza (1616–1675) was an Italian archbishop and diplomat, Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal from 1670 to 1673.

In 1994 Pope John Paul II has appointed Fr. Sergiusz Gajek Apostolic Visitor for Greek Catholics in Belarus.

Christian-Anarchists see this story as evidence that the apostolic Church relied on a form of proto- communism.

Bishop Paul Simick is a prelate serving as Vicar Apostolic of Nepal and the Titular Bishop of Maturba.

He served as Bishop of Rimini and Apostolic Nuncio to Venice until his death on 20 September 1646.

There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Honduras as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in the national capital Tegucigalpa.

The original title "Delegate" is used for an envoy whose relationship to the government has not received diplomatic statues. It usually evolves to Pro-Nuncio and then Nuncio as diplomatic relations are established and a formal agreement is reached between the Holy See and its counterpart. In the case of the Nordic Countries, the first Apostolic Delegate was appointed on 7 March 1960, though he had by then already, under the title "Apostolic Visitor", visited the reigning monarchs of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and announced plans to visit the president of Finland. The delegate received the additional titles Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland on 16 February 1966 and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland on 8 October 1976.

The new Apostolic Vicar Bishop Mate Delivić, a Franciscan, made an apostolic visitation in whole Bosnia in 1736-37, but not in Herzegovina, due to the obstruction from the bishop of Makarska. Thus the new dispute arose between the bishop of Makarska and the archbishop of Split (who controlled parts of the territory around Livno) on one side, and the apostolic vicar of Bosnia and the other. The bishop of Makarska and the archbishop of Split tried to maintain their influence appointing the diocesan clergy in parishes, trying to replace the Franciscans. The new Apostolic Vicar, also a Franciscan, Bishop Pavao Dragičević, instructed the Franciscans that they musn't allowed any church function to any priest without his approval.

Shortly before the visit of Pope John Paul II, the local Ukrainian authorities passed the cathedral to the Armenian Apostolic Church under the condition both the Armenian Catholic and Armenian Apostolic communities could use it. An Armenian Apostolic eparchy was established in Lviv in 1997. On 18 May 2003 the cathedral was re-consecrated by the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and three other Armenian Apostolic bishops. Among the guests were: speaker of the Armenian parliament Armen Khachatryan, former president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, president of the Union of Armenians in Ukraine, French singer of Armenian origin Charles Aznavour with his son, Armenian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Armenian Ambassador to Ukraine Hrachya Silvanyan.

An apostolic vicariate is led by a vicar apostolic who is usually a titular bishop. While such a territory can be classed as a particular church, according to canon 371.1 of the Latin Code of Canon Law, a vicar apostolic's jurisdiction is an exercise of the jurisdiction of the Pope -- the territory thus comes directly under the pope as "universal bishop", and the pope exercises this authority through a "vicar". This is unlike the jurisdiction of a diocesan bishop, whose jurisdiction derives directly from his office. Like any ecclesiastical jurisdiction, an apostolic vicariate may be administered by the bishop of a neighbouring diocese, or by a priest appointed transitionally as an apostolic administrator.

An Apostolic Exarch was appointed for Bulgarian Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Macedonia as early as 1883 and lasting until 1922/1924 as part of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church.Кратка история на Католическата апостолическа екзархия. (In English: A conscise history of the Catholic Apostolic Exarchate - retrieved from the official website of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church on January 16, 2012.) After the end of World War I and the foundation of Yugoslavia, the Exarchate was absorbed into the Eparchy of Križevci. Interior of the Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (Strumica) In January 2001, a separate Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Macedonia was formed for Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine Rite in North Macedonia.

There are a number of groups who, while sharing a common heritage and many Christadelphian teachings, have adopted alternative names in order to dissociate themselves from what they believe to be false teachings and/or practice within the main Christadelphian body. Ranging in size from two or three members in size to around 50, each group restricts fellowship to its own members. These include the Nazarene Fellowship,The Nazarene Fellowship the Ecclesia of Christ, the Remnant of Christ's Ecclesia,The Remnant of Christ's Ecclesia the Apostolic Fellowship of Christ The Apostolic Fellowship of Christ and the Apostolic Ecclesia.The Apostolic Ecclesia The Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith (CGAF) also has common origins with Christadelphians and shares Christadelphian beliefs.

In April 2010, GAAAP merged with Apostolic Restoration Mission (ARM), formerly known as the National Gay Pentecostal Alliance (NGPA). NGPA had been the first LGBT-affirming Apostolic denomination, having formed in 1980 in Schenectady, New York.Gay Apostolic Pentecostals The church is non-trinitarian in theology, holding to the belief that all the fullness of God resides bodily in Jesus, and teaches that repentance, water baptism by immersion in the name of Jesus Christ, and the Baptism of the Holy Ghost are essential elements of the Apostolic era church that must be retained in the church of God today. They also believe that speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it usually has an (embryonal) see, it is often not called after such city but rather after a natural or administrative (in many cases colonial) geographical area. If a prefecture grows and flourishes, it may be elevated to an apostolic vicariate, headed by a titular bishop, in the hope that with time the region will generate enough Catholics and stability for its Catholic institutions, to warrant being established as a diocese. Both these stages remain missionary, hence exempt, i.e.

The Restored Apostolic Mission Church (HAZK) placed great emphasis on the fourfold ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists and pastors (according to Ephesians 4:11). According to the official church-doctrine, apostles are placed 'first' (compare 1 Corinthians 12:28) and as the only ministry authorised to ordain ministers and to 'seal' members (comparable with the Catholic confirmation). Following the sealing the spiritual gifts became evident in the apostolic congregations, among which the gift of prophecy. In 1897 the current New Apostolic Church (in those days still called the Hersteld Apostolische Zendinggemeente in de Eenheid der Apostelen (Restored Apostolic Mission Congregation in the Unity of the Apostles)) tore itself away from the HAZK.

The Eparchy of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso de México was finally erected on February 27, 1988, by Pope John Paul II by the Apostolic constitution Apostolorum Principis.vatican.va Following the sudden death of the Eparch Boutros Raï in 1994, four apostolic administrators have been named for this seat: the archimandrites Antoine Mouhanna (1994-2006) and Gabriel Ghanoum (2006-2015), the bishop Nicholas Samra (2015-2019), also serving as bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton, in the United States, and Joseph Khawam (2019-), also appointed as apostolic exarch for the Melkite Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Venezuela. In November 2008 the VI Congress of the Melkite Greek Catholic bishops of the emigration was held in Mexico.

He was appointed by Pope Pius XII as the first apostolic prefect of Spanish Sahara and Ifni on July 19, 1954. The Apostolic Prefecture of Spanish Sahara and Ifni was formed by ripping out and merging territories that had earlier been under the purview of the apostolic vicariates in Morocco and Algeria. He served as the apostolic prefect of Western Sahara until May 2, 1994, when he was succeeded by Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, although he remained as Prefect Emeritus of Western Sahara. He also served as a deputy member of the Conferencia Episcopal Española's first triennium in the 1966–1969 period and as a member in the second triennium between 1969–1972.

As of May 31, 2018, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,160 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 645 archdioceses and 2,236 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions sui juris around the world. In addition to these jurisdictions, there are 2,103 titular sees (bishoprics, archbishoprics and metropolitanates). This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within each episcopal conference, within each continent or other geographical area. The list needs regular updating and is incomplete, but as articles are written, more will be added, and various aspects need to be regularly updated.

Michael Kraus joined the New Apostolic Church in 1932 and was ordained into the ministry one year later. Like other ministers in the New Apostolic Church, he served in a voluntary capacity, initially as an assistant local minister and later in various regional commissions. In 1955 he was ordained as an apostle and, in Zurich on June 21, 1958, he was ordained as a district apostle and national leader of the New Apostolic Church Canada. He traveled extensively, and sent fellow missionaries to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and establish the New Apostolic Church in over 70 countries, where church membership grew to over 4 million by his retirement in 1994.

The Celtic Orthodox Church (COC) is a small autocephalous church which derives from the church formerly known as the Catholic Apostolic Church (Catholicate of the West)The name "Catholic Apostolic Church (Catholicate of the West)" was adopted circa 1944 when the church was under the leadership of Hugh George de Willmott Newman (Mar Georgius). Mar Georgius's own family background and early life were in the "Catholic Apostolic Church" (often called "Irvingite"), a church founded in the 19th century. Mar Georgius was influenced by the "Irvingite" movement , but his "Catholic Apostolic Church (Catholicate of the West)" is not the same as the "Irvingite" Catholic Apostolic Church. and, before that, as the Ancient British Church and the Orthodox Church of the British Isles (OCBI), which was constituted by the Syriac Orthodox Church to develop an Orthodox church in the Western (Celtic) tradition without recourse to its Oriental roots.

Giffard's name listed on the south face of the Burdett-Coutts memorial Bonaventure Giffard (1642–1734) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District of England from 1687 to 1703 and Vicar Apostolic of the London District of England from 1703 to 1734.

In 2008, the Prefecture was subdivided into six parishes and serving nearly 30,000 Catholics. In Quetta there are 5 congregations of religious sisters (20 sisters) and 10 priests, including OMIs and Salesians. On 29 April 2010 Pope Benedict XVI elevated the apostolic prefecture of Quetta to the rank of apostolic vicariate.

In 1488, he became a canon of the cathedral chapter of Castres Cathedral. He also became a protonotary apostolic. On November 5, 1490, he was elected Archbishop of Auch. He became the apostolic administrator of the see of Poitiers on December 5, 1505, a position he held until his death.

Pashinyan stated that he hopes they can get married at an Armenian Apostolic church one day.() Their son, Ashot, volunteered to serve in Artsakh (Karabakh) in 2018. Besides his native Armenian, Pashinyan speaks Russian, English, and French. Pashinyan said that he and his family are adherents of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Chad is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Chad. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Pope John Paul II established the Nunciature to Chad on 25 November 1988.

Mazreku was born in Prizren. He served as the Archbishop of Bar from 1624 to 1634, while in 1631 he became the apostolic visitor of Hungary, Serbia and Slavonia. In 1634 he was ordained as the apostolic administrator of Serbia. From 1642 until his death he served as Bishop of Prizren.

Charles John Brown (born 13 October 1959) is an American-born archbishop of the Catholic Church who has been an apostolic nuncio since 2012, currently Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines. Before entering the diplomatic service of the Holy See he worked at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The Apostolic Nunciature to Nepal provides for the representation of the Holy See to the Government of Nepal. The nuncio resides in New Delhi, India. The Holy See and Nepal established diplomatic relations on 10 September 1983. Pope John Paul II created the Apostolic Nunciature to Nepal on that day.

Pieter Codde also known as Petrus Codde (27 November 1648, in Amsterdam – 18 December 1710, in Utrecht) was apostolic vicar of the Catholic Church's Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, also known as the Dutch Mission, from 1688 to 1702. He served as the Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht from 1688 to 1710.

Apostolic expeditors (in full, in Latin Expeditionarius literarum apostolicarum, Datariae Apostolicae sollicitator atque expeditor; in Italian simply Spedizionieri) are Roman Curial officials who attend to the sending of Papal Bulls, Papal Briefs and Papal Rescripts emanating from the Apostolic Chancery, the Dataria, the Sacred Paenitentiaria and the Secretariate of Briefs.

He went to Rome in 1632 and became Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signatura. Thereafter he was sent to Spain as an apostolic nuncio. Upon his return, he was elevated to Cardinal on 13 July 1643 by Pope Urban VIII"Cesare Cardinal Facchinetti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.

After calling for archival donations in the apostolic communities over 5,200 materials were gathered in the Archives Brockhagen. The organization also maintains the APWiki containing a history of apostolic communities. Since mid-2012, the initiative also operates the Online Archive of Apostolische-Dokumente.de available online, with more than 2,200 journals.

Anticlerical legislation in France after 1880 was an obstacle. The apostolic school of Avignon relocated to Eremo Lanzo, in the neighbourhood of Turin. The school at Bordeaux moved to Vitoria, in Spain. The Amiens apostolic school transferred to Littlehampton, in England, and thence to Thieu, in the Diocese of Tournai, Belgium.

On 8 March 1927 he was appointed Apostolic Internuncio to Haiti. On 15 September 1935, Pope Pius XI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba. His diplomatic career ended when he was replaced in Cuba on 14 May 1947 by Antonio Taffi. Caruana died on 25 March 1951 in Merion, Pennsylvania.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George () was created as the Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert on January 14, 1944, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert was split. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. It was elevated on July 13, 1967. , the bishop is Stephen Jensen.