Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus
| Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country |
Armenia Georgia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Administrator | Giuseppe Pasotto CSS |
| Vicar General | Andrey Grazyk |
| founding | December 30, 1993 |
| surface | 99,500 km² |
| Parishes | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 7,636,400 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 50,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 0.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,556 |
| Friars | 11 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Armenian Georgian |
| cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
The Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus ( Latin : Apostolica Administratio Caucasi Latinorum ) is a Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration based in Tbilisi , Georgia .
history
The administration was founded on December 30, 1993 with the decree Quo aptius from the diocese of Tiraspol . Originally it included the states of Georgia , Armenia and Azerbaijan .
On October 11, 2000, the administration lost the Azerbaijani territory in favor of the establishment of the Mission sui juris Baku . The local ordinary Giuseppe Pasotto has been CSS since it was founded .
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number | Diocesan priest | Religious priest | Catholics per priest | Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1997 | 50,200 | ? | ? | 7th | 3 | 4th | 7.171 | 7th | 19th | 8th | |
| 2000 | 50,200 | ? | ? | 11 | 4th | 7th | 4,563 | 7th | 19th | 8th | |
| 2001 | 50,000 | ? | ? | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4.166 | 15th | 7th | 9 | |
| 2002 | 50,050 | ? | ? | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4,170 | 15th | 6th | 9 | |
| 2003 | 50,050 | ? | ? | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4,170 | 15th | 9 | ||
| 2004 | 50,050 | ? | ? | 15th | 6th | 9 | 3,336 | 19th | 18th | 12 | |
| 2007 | 50,000 | ? | ? | 9 | 3 | 6th | 5,500 | 11 | 15th | 10 | |