Territorial Prelature

A territorial or area prelature ( Latin praelatura territorialis , before the CIC 1983 also praelatura nullius dioeceseos ) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church that is equal to the diocese and has a territorially circumscribed scope according to can. 368 CIC .

They are mainly found in South America and Italy , but can also be found in Scandinavia and Asia. They are headed by a titular bishop who, however, exercises the full jurisdiction of a diocesan bishop in the area . In France, the village of Pontigny was elevated to a territorial prelature in order to incardinate the priests of the Mission de France in it .

List of territorial prelatures

Argentina

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1. Territorial prelature of Cafayate
2. Territorial prelature Deán Funes
3. Territorial prelature Esquel
4. Territorial prelature Humahuaca

Bolivia

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1. Territorial prelature of Aiquile
2. Territorial prelature Corocoro

Brazil

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1. Territorial prelature Borba
2. Itacoatiara territorial prelature
3. Territorial prelature of Itaituba
4. Territorial prelature Lábrea
5. Territorial prelature of Marajó
6. Territorial prelature of São Félix
7. Territorial prelature Tefé
8. Territorial prelature Xingu

Chile

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• Territorial Prelature Illapel

France

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• Territorial prelature Pontigny

Italy

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1. Territorial prelature of Loreto
2. Territorial Prelature of Pompei

Mexico

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1. Territorial prelature El Salto
2. Territorial prelature of Huautla
3. Territorial prelature of Jesus María del Nayar
4. Territorial Prelature Mixes

Norway

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1. Tromso
2. Trondheim

Panama

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• Territorial prelature of Bocas del Toro

Peru

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1. Ayaviri Territorial Prelature
2. Territorial prelature Caravelí
3. Territorial prelature Chota
4. Territorial prelature of Chuquibamba
5. Territorial Prelature Chuquibambilla
6. Territorial prelature of Huamachuco
7. Territorial Prelature July
8. Territorial prelature Moyobamba
9. Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané
10. Territorial Prelature Sicuani
11. Territorial Prelature of Yauyo

Philippines

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1. Territorial prelature of Batanes
2. Territorial Prelature Infanta
3. Territorial Prelature Isabela
4. Territorial Prelature of Marawi

Web links

• Entry on Catholic Dioceses of the World by Type: Territorial Prelatures on gcatholic.org (English)