Vicariate Apostolic Archipelago of the Comoros

Vicariate Apostolic Archipelago of the Comoros
Basic data
Country	Comoros and France
Ecclesiastical province	Immediate
Apostolic Vicar	Charles Mahuza Yava SDS
founding	1975
surface	2,033 km²
Parishes	2 ( AP2005 )
Residents	800,000 ( AP2005 )
Catholics	6,000 ( AP2005 )
proportion of	0.8%
Religious priest	6 ( AP2005 )
Catholics per priest	1,000
Friars	2 ( AP2005 )
Religious sisters	12 ( AP2005 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Comorian , French and Arabic
address	BP 46, Moroni, Comores; BP 1012, 97600 Mamoudzou, Mayotte
Website	https://sites.google.com/site/vicariatdescomores/home

The Apostolic Vicariate Archipelago of the Comoros ( Latin : Apostolicus Vicariatus Insularum Comorensium ) is a Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Moroni and Mamoudzou . It includes the Comoros archipelago ( Union of Comoros and Mayotte ).

history

Pope Paul VI founded the Apostolic Administration of Comoros on June 5, 1975 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Ambanja . On May 1, 2010 she was elevated to the position of Vicariate Apostolic.

The evangelization in the Comoros in the past by the Capuchins been carried out. With the decreasing number of monks , the mission has been entrusted to the Salvatorians since 1998 .

Ordinaries

Apostolic Administrators of the Comoros

• Léon-Adolphe Messmer OFMCap (1975–1980)
• Jean Eugène Berchman's Jung OFMCap (1980-1983)
• Jan Szpilka SDS (1998-2006)
• Jan Geerits SDS (2006-2010)

Vicar Apostolic of the Comoros Archipelago

• Charles Mahuza Yava SDS (since 2010)

See also

• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses

Web links

• Entry to Vicariate Apostolic Archipelago of the Comoros on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Entry to Vicariate Apostolic Archipelago of the Comoros on gcatholic.org (English)