Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul Vicariatus Apostolicus Istanbulensis İstanbul Havarisel Vekilliği | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Metropolitan | Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2014) 15,650 (as of 2013: 20 Byzantine Rite Catholics) |
| Parishes | 12 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Apostolic vicar | Massimiliano Palinuro |
| Map | |
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Istanbulensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate based in the city of Istanbul in Turkey.[1][2] Its territory is the northwestern region of the country. The current Vicar Apostolic is Mgr Massimiliano Palinuro.
History
- April 15, 1742: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople
- November 30, 1990: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul
Special churches
Cathedral
Minor basilicas
- Basilique Saint Antoine de Padoue (Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua)
Other church buildings
Leadership
- Apostolic Vicariate of Constantinople
Erected: 15 April 1742, Latin Name: Constantinopolitanus
- Gaspar Gasparini, O.F.M. Conv. (31 May 1677 – 22 August 1705 Died)
...
- Antonio Balsarini (26 August 1730 – 2 January 1731 Died)
- Francesco Girolamo Bona (18 June 1731 – 16 February 1750 Died)
- Blaise Paoli (18 March 1750 Appointed – )
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- Giuseppe Roverani (10 March 1767 – 2 July 1772 Died)
- Giovanni Battista Bavestrelli (31 August 1772 – 20 April 1777 Died)
- Francesco Antonio Fracchia (26 September 1778 – 21 October 1795 Died)
- Julio Maria Pecori, O.F.M. Ref. (21 October 1795 – 28 February 1796 Died)
- Nicolao Lorenzo Timoni (3 June 1796 Appointed – did not take effect)
- Giovanni Battista Fonton, O.F.M. Conv. (16 March 1799 – 26 August 1816 Died)
- Binkentios Coressi (26 August 1816 – 7 March 1835 Died)
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- Leopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. (13 November 1874 – 3 April 1876 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Fabriano e Matelica)
- Vincenzo Vannutelli (23 January 1880 – 22 December 1882 Appointed, Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil)
- Luigi Rotelli (26 January 1883 – 23 May 1887 Appointed, Apostolic Nuncio to France)
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- Vincenzo Sardi di Rivisondoli (10 April 1908 – 10 June 1914 Resigned)
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- Gauthier Pierre Georges Antoine Dubois, O.F.M. Cap. (15 November 1974 – 29 May 1989 Died)
- Antuvan Marovitch (29 May 1989 – 15 December 1991 Died)
- Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul
Name Changed: 30 November 1990
- Louis Pelâtre, A.A. (9 July 1992 – 16 April 2016 Retired)
- Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. (16 April 2016 – 22 December 2020 Died)
- Lorenzo Piretto, O.P., Archbishop, Apostolic Administrator (24 December 2020 – 13 September 2021)
- Massimiliano Palinuro (14 September 2021 – present)
See also
References
- ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Istanbul" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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