Apostolic Vicariate of Benghazi
| Apostolic Vicariate of Benghazi | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Libya |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Apostolic Vicar | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | Sandro Overend Rigillo OFM |
| surface | 757,000 km² |
| Parishes | 2 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Residents | 1,451,550 ( 12/31/2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics | 500 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| proportion of | 0% |
| Religious priest | 2 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 250 |
| Friars | 2 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Arabic |
| cathedral | Benghazi Cathedral |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Benghazi ( Latin apostolicus Vicariatus Berenicensis ) is in Libya situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Benghazi .
overview
Pope Pius XI founded the Apostolic Vicariate Cyrenaica on February 3, 1927 out of territory of the Apostolic Vicariate Tripolitana . On June 22, 1939, it lost part of its territory to the Apostolic Prefecture of Misurata and at the same time took its current name.
The Benghazi Cathedral , consecrated in 1939, is now abandoned and left to decay. It is the third largest cathedral in North Africa.
Only one Catholic church is currently open, namely the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (Maria Immacolata) in Benghazi. The church, built in 1858 and used since 1877, was expropriated and closed after the September Revolution in 1969. In 1976 the church was donated to the Catholic community by the Islamic-Christian Congress in Tripoli. In 1997 the Church was put back into service, coinciding with the establishment of diplomatic relations between Libya and the Holy See. It is available to various Christian denominations, mainly Catholic refugees from Africa, including a group from the Philippines and other groups from Pakistan. It is administered by the Franciscan Community (St. Paul the Apostle (Malta)).
Ordinaries
Vicars Apostolic of Cyrenaica
- Bernardino Vitale Bigi OFM (1927-1930)
- Candido Domenico Moro OFM (1931-1939)
Vicars Apostolic of Benghazi
- Candido Domenico Moro OFM (1939-1951)
- Ernesto Aurelio Ghiglione OFM (1951–1964)
- Giustino Giulio Pastorino OFM (1965–1997)
-
Sylvester Carmel Magro OFM (1997-2016)
- Sedis vacancy (since February 14, 2016)
See also
Web links
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Benghazi on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Benghazi on gcatholic.org (English)
- Catholic Church in Libya (Franciscan Province “Saint Paul the Apostle”, Malta)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Libya's Benghazi laments city's decay under Gaddafi. Retrieved February 19, 2015 .
- ^ New Doors for Benghazi Catholic church (November 28, 2007). Retrieved June 17, 2020 .
- ^ Maria Immacolata Parish. Retrieved June 17, 2020 .