Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan
| Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Apostolic Administrator | Anthony James Corcoran SJ |
| Apostolic Administrator Emeritus | Janez Mihelčič SJ |
| surface | 199,000 km² |
| Parishes | 3 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 5,394,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 500 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Diocesan priest | 1 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 100 |
| Friars | 5 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 5 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Kyrgyz |
| Website | http://www.kyrgyzstan-sj.org |
The Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan ( Latin : Apostolica Administratio Kyrgyzstanianus ) is an Apostolic Administration of the Roman Catholic Church and has its seat in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan .
Pope John Paul II founded the Mission sui juris of Kyrgyzstan on December 22, 1997 from which Pope Benedict XVI. the Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan was established. The first administrator was the Jesuit Nikolaus Messmer .
Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía is Apostolic Nuncio in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan .
Ordinaries
- Aleksandr Kan SJ (1997-2006), Superior
- Nikolaus Messmer SJ (2006–2016), Apostolic Administrator
- Janez Mihelčič SJ (2016–2017), Apostolic Administrator
- Anthony James Corcoran SJ (since 2017), Apostolic Administrator
See also
Web links
- Entry on Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on July 21, 2017.
- Entry on Apostolic Administration Kyrgyzstan on gcatholic.org (English)
- Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan. Retrieved March 25, 2019 .