Apostolic Administration of Estonia
| Apostolic Administration of Estonia | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Estonia |
| Apostolic Administrator | Philippe Jourdan |
| surface | 45,213 km² |
| Parishes | 9 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
| Residents | 1,340,000 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
| Catholics | 5,745 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
| proportion of | 0.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 12 (31.12.2011 / AP2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 383 |
| Friars | 3 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 20 (December 31, 2011 / AP2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Estonian |
| cathedral | St. Peter and Paul |
| Website | katoliku.ee |
The Apostolic Administration of Estonia ( lat. : Administratio Apostolica Estoniensis ) is an in Estonia situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration based in Tallinn .
history
The Apostolic Administration of Estonia was founded on November 1, 1924 by Pope Pius XI. Erected from territory ceded by the Archdiocese of Riga .
From August 15, 1945 to April 15, 1992, the jurisdiction over the Apostolic Administratur Estonia was interrupted de jure , whereby the Holy See spoke of a sedisvacantia rerum politicarum causa , ie a "sedis vacancy for political reasons".
Apostolic Administrators of Estonia
- Antonino Zecchini SJ , 1924-1931
- Eduard Profittlich SJ, 1931–1942
- Henri Werling SJ, 1941–1945, Apostolic Administrator ad interim
- Sedis vacancy , 1945–1992
- Justo Mullor García , 1992-1997
- Erwin Josef Ender , 1997-2001
- Peter Zurbriggen , 2001-2005
- Philippe Jourdan , since 2005
See also
Web links
- Entry on Apostolic Administration Estonia on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- Official website (Estonian)
- Entry on Giga-Catholic (English)