Apostolic Vicariate Derna
Apostolic Vicariate Derna | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Libya |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
Apostolic Vicar | Sedis vacancy |
founding | June 22, 1939 |
surface | 120,000 km² |
Parishes | 3 (December 31, 1966 / AP1971 ) |
Residents | 100,000 (December 31, 1966 / AP1971 ) |
Catholics | 500 (December 31, 1966 / AP1971 ) |
proportion of | 0.5% |
Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 1966 / AP1971 ) |
Catholics per priest | 125 |
Friars | 4 (December 31, 1966 / AP1971 ) |
Religious sisters | 46 (December 31, 1966 / AP1971 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Arabic |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Derna ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus Dernensis ) is in Libya situated Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Derna .
history
Pope Pius XII founded this on June 22, 1939 from cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Cyrenaica . Giovanni Lucato was SDB Ordinarius from September 13, 1939 to June 21, 1948 . He then became Bishop of Isernia e Venafro , and the office of Vicar Apostolic has remained vacant to this day. Giustino Giulio Pastorino OFM was Apostolic Administrator in Derna from 1966 to 1978.
See also
Web links
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Derna on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry to Apostolic Vicariate Derna on gcatholic.org (English)
- Catholic Church in Libya (Franciscan Province “Saint Paul the Apostle”, Malta)